Moscow vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Moscow	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1244	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$730	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1434	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	74	36
🏙️ Population	13.1M	159K

The cost of living in Moscow is 48% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4359th and 6298th ($1244 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1187th and 7365th 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	$9.55	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.26	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$971	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2192	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1092	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.08	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.71%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7641	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3605	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.7	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12252	$2887

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$786
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$676
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$743
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$633
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$719
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$538
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$552
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$681
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$564
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$540
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$505
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$513
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$479
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$430
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$584
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$717
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$528
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$490
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$448
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$300
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$473
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$434
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$474
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$438
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$524
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$440
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$486
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$552
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$592

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491