Copenhagen vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	30
😀 Quality of life	98	43
🏙️ Population	667K	159K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 170% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 713th and 5871st ($2601 vs $964) 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 7431st 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	$23.6	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$3216

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506