Praia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Praia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2219	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	99
😀 Quality of life	41	98
🏙️ Population	159K	5.45M

The cost of living in Praia is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5816th and 348th ($979 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Cape Verde and Australia, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7752nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Sydney

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	Praia	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1324	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3260	$21946

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864