Luxembourg City vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	29	19
😀 Quality of life	86	41
🏙️ Population	138K	159K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 195% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 290th and 5666th ($2916 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Luxembourg and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 392nd and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Luxembourg City	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$3188

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2669
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2607
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2551
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2481
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1788
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1714
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1459
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1463
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1464
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1431
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1454
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1455
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1462
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1649
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1574
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1462
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1462
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1642
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1465
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1443
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1303
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1639
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1600
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1596
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1734
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1572
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1760
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1586
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1650
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1679
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1559
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1552
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1618
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1686

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