Moscow vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Moscow	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2731	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$612	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1215	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$201
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	30
😀 Quality of life	74	36
🏙️ Population	13M	159K

The cost of living in Moscow is 29% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5091st and 6315th ($1075 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Russia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Russia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 1280th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Praia

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	Moscow	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.34	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.71	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6312	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3303	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$495	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11652	$3052

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495