Ottawa vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$269
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	50	30
😀 Quality of life	90	37
🏙️ Population	1.02M	159K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 214% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1355th and 6860th ($2170 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Canada and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Canada vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 117th and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Praia

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	Ottawa	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$1069

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$692
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$749
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1179
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1009
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$486
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$556
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$441
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1068
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1070
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1081
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$584
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$618
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$799
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1049
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$778
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$968
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1024
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$971
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$751
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$989
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$689
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$689
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$975
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$501
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$518
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$470
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$536
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$471