Essen vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Essen	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1525	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3787	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$681	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1217	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3234	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	585K	159K

The cost of living in Essen is 83% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 3595th and 6315th ($1525 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 3rd in Germany and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Germany vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 31st and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Praia

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	Essen	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.6	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.25	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.52	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.9	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.8	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.47	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9380	$3052

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Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1618
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1586
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1425
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1486
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1442
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1548
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1378
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1451
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1527
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1477
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1480
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1490
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1477
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1571
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1419
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1462
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1466
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1457
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1480
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1451
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1558
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1472
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1480
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1578
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1376
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1431

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