Cost of living comparison
Praia is 19.7% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Praia instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 61.0% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES501.92
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
$5.15
CVE523.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.39
|
$1.40
CVE142.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.94
|
$0.95
CVE96.40
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
$1.23
CVE124.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES743.26
|
$5.41
CVE549.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES440.18
|
$3.60
CVE365.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
$2.38
CVE241.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES348.11
|
$1.71
CVE173.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES145.85
|
$1.33
CVE135.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.46
|
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.17
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.14
|
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.87
|
$0.53
CVE54.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.00
|
$0.71
CVE72.30
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES794.53
|
$5.71
CVE579.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
$12.75
CVE1,295.13
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
$58.53
CVE5,944.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
$245.25
CVE24,906.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
$138.46
CVE14,061.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
$62.28
CVE6,324.48
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
$75.73
CVE7,690.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,595.16
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES301.15
|
$2.26
CVE229.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES292.19
|
$1.48
CVE150.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
$27.79
CVE2,822.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES803.08
|
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
$117.72
CVE11,955.02
|
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