Cost of living comparison
Praia is 18.9% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Praia instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP714,696
|
$4.41
CVE453.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,359
|
$5.15
CVE529.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,224
|
$1.40
CVE144.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,352
|
$0.95
CVE97.60
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,918
|
$1.23
CVE126.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP458,924
|
$5.41
CVE556.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP573,601
|
$3.60
CVE370.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,472
|
$2.38
CVE244.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,187
|
$1.71
CVE176.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,199
|
$1.33
CVE137.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,936
|
$0.98
CVE100.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,406
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,369
|
$0.98
CVE100.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,311
|
$0.53
CVE54.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,964
|
$0.71
CVE73.21
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,632
|
$5.71
CVE587.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,826,328
|
$20.60
CVE2,118.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,233,425,626
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,723,490.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,206,050
|
$12.75
CVE1,311.31
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
Beirut
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,522,687
|
$58.53
CVE6,018.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP68,957,016
|
$245.25
CVE25,217.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP32,985,978
|
$138.46
CVE14,237.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,928,052
|
$62.28
CVE6,403.50
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,034,533
|
$75.73
CVE7,786.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP370,748,654
|
$1,059.46
CVE108,939.63
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,011
|
$2.26
CVE232.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,766
|
$1.48
CVE151.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,582
|
$4.41
CVE453.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,434,669
|
$27.79
CVE2,857.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,359
|
$5.89
CVE605.22
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,476,392
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,849,724
|
$29.43
CVE3,026.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,635,636
|
$78.48
CVE8,069.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,529,007
|
$117.72
CVE12,104.40
|
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