Praia vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Praia	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$964	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2177	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$467	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$763	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	43	69
🏙️ Population	159K	11.5M

The cost of living in Praia is 8% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5871st and 5192nd ($964 vs $1052) 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 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7431st and 4142nd 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	$5.35	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.79	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$796	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.66	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.1	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3216	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666