Cost of living comparison
Praia is 36.1% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Praia instead of China, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
China
|
Praia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.62
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.90
|
$5.15
CVE523.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$1.40
CVE142.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
$0.95
CVE96.40
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
China
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.69
|
$1.23
CVE124.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.50
|
$5.41
CVE549.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.88
|
$3.60
CVE365.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.72
|
$2.38
CVE241.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.20
|
$1.71
CVE173.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.42
|
$1.33
CVE135.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.70
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.74
|
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
$0.53
CVE54.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.91
|
$0.71
CVE72.30
|
|
pay 70.6% more for transportation
China
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.60
|
$5.71
CVE579.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥158.05
|
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥139,231.67
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.78
|
$12.75
CVE1,295.13
|
|
pay 95.3% more for housing
China
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.70
|
$58.53
CVE5,944.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,386.16
|
$245.25
CVE24,906.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,484.87
|
$138.46
CVE14,061.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥282.66
|
$62.28
CVE6,324.48
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
China
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,433.71
|
$75.73
CVE7,690.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥128,214.85
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,595.16
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.66
|
$2.26
CVE229.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.77
|
$1.48
CVE150.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.86
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥298.93
|
$27.79
CVE2,822.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.69
|
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
China
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥346.37
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥222.90
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥522.87
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥545.92
|
$117.72
CVE11,955.02
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