Praia vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Praia	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2219	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$473	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	38
😀 Quality of life	41	88
🏙️ Population	159K	549K

The cost of living in Praia is 42% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5816th and 3269th ($979 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 7752nd and 332nd 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	$5.45	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1324	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3260	$7052

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934