Cost of living comparison
Praia is 52.7% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Praia instead of Paris, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Praia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$4.41
CVE451.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$5.15
CVE526.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$1.40
CVE143.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$0.95
CVE97.01
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
Paris
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
$1.23
CVE125.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.82
|
$5.41
CVE552.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.43
|
$3.60
CVE368.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
$2.38
CVE243.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.54
|
$1.71
CVE175.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.33
CVE136.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.98
CVE100.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$0.98
CVE100.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.53
CVE54.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.71
CVE72.77
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
Paris
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.20
|
$5.71
CVE583.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€85.40
|
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.92
|
$12.75
CVE1,303.41
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Paris
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
$58.53
CVE5,982.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
$245.25
CVE25,065.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
$138.46
CVE14,151.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
$62.28
CVE6,364.92
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
Paris
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€769.74
|
$75.73
CVE7,739.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
$1,059.46
CVE108,283.27
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$2.26
CVE230.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$1.48
CVE151.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$4.41
CVE451.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.24
|
$27.79
CVE2,840.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
Paris
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€144.73
|
$117.72
CVE12,031.47
|
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