Berlin vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	3.78M	159K

The cost of living in Berlin is 141% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6298th ($2027 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Germany vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 21st and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Praia

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	Berlin	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$2887

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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