Praia vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Praia	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$489	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.3	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$209	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	38
😀 Quality of life	41	87
🏙️ Population	159K	574K

The cost of living in Praia is 40% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5666th and 3402nd ($987 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Cape Verde and Canada, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 7752nd and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Quebec City

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	Praia	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.21	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.78	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3188	$8149

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913