Praia vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Praia	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$692	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$320	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$451	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.6	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$269	$626
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	54
😀 Quality of life	37	43
🏙️ Population	159K	1.66M

The cost of living in Praia is 9% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6860th and 6515th ($692 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Cape Verde and Brazil, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Praia compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 7486th and 6854th 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	$4.61	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.61%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.25	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.38	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.9	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1069	$19214

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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

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525