Leipzig vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$764	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	29
😀 Quality of life	92	36
🏙️ Population	620K	159K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 80% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 3353rd and 6298th ($1516 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st 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 Leipzig compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 87th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Praia

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	Leipzig	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$2887

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

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