Dresden vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dresden	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1448	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$637	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3219	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	19
😀 Quality of life	92	41
🏙️ Population	566K	159K

The cost of living in Dresden is 47% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4158th and 5666th ($1448 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Germany vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 96th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Praia

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	Dresden	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.96	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.47	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.6	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15933	$3188

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1417
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1424
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1430
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1316
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1445
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1216
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1440
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1503
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1517
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1094
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1174
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1419
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1505
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1482
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1299
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1332
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1363
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1131
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1174
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1659
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1244
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1402
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1551

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494