Copenhagen vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	29
😀 Quality of life	97	36
🏙️ Population	644K	159K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 178% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1085th and 6298th ($2333 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Denmark and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Denmark vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 10th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Praia

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	Copenhagen	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$2887

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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