Praia vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$405	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	54
😀 Quality of life	36	54
🏙️ Population	159K	1.49M

The cost of living in Praia is 25% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6298th and 7055th ($840 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in Cape Verde and Brazil, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 7365th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Recife

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	Praia	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$14050

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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

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509