Cologne vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1897
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$201
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
97
36
🏙️ Population
1.08M
159K

The cost of living in Cologne is 122% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2308th and 6315th ($1851 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Germany and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Germany vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 16th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$3052

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$840
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$898
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1198
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1095
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1203
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$520
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$569
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$488
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1051
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1003
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1062
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$649
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$678
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$889
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1039
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$866
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$972
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1030
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$974
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$1213
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$994
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$1138
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$983
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$979
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$528
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$574
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$494
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$559
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$497
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$495