Dusseldorf vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$985	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	631K	159K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 111% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2469th and 6298th ($1772 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 Dusseldorf compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 27th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Praia

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	Dusseldorf	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$2887

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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