Cologne vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$947	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	96	36
🏙️ Population	1.09M	159K

The cost of living in Cologne is 108% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2551st and 6298th ($1744 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.8 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 12th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Praia

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	Cologne	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$2887

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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