Praia vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Praia	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$692	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$320	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$451	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.6	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$269	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	37	64
🏙️ Population	159K	12.4M

The cost of living in Praia is 34% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6860th and 5031st ($692 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7486th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Sao Paulo

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	Praia	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.61%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.25	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.38	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.9	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1069	$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659