Copenhagen vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	30
😀 Quality of life	97	36
🏙️ Population	644K	159K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 197% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 795th and 6315th ($2483 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Denmark and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Denmark vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 9th and 7362nd 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	$20.2	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$3052

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

Cities near Praia

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