Praia vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Praia	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$964	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2177	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$467	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$763	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.9	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	38
😀 Quality of life	43	88
🏙️ Population	159K	549K

The cost of living in Praia is 41% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5871st and 3402nd ($964 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 25th in Canada, while ranked 7431st and 300th 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	$5.35	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.79	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$796	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.66	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3216	$6103

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763