Berlin vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$215
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	95	41
🏙️ Population	3.78M	159K

The cost of living in Berlin is 135% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1275th and 5816th ($2302 vs $979) 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 35th and 7752nd 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	$16	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$3260

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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