Praia vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$405	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	95
😀 Quality of life	36	65
🏙️ Population	159K	11.5M

The cost of living in Praia is 14% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6298th and 5654th ($840 vs $976) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7365th and 4281st 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	$5.03	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611