Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 2.2 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Praia, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$5.85
R$30.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE523.03
|
$6.82
R$35.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.60
|
$1.20
R$6.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.40
|
$0.80
R$4.17
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.67
|
$1.78
R$9.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE549.34
|
$5.19
R$27.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.81
|
$4.10
R$21.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.76
|
$2.39
R$12.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.98
|
$1.61
R$8.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.57
|
$0.94
R$4.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$0.61
R$3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
R$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$0.67
R$3.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.23
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.30
|
$0.58
R$3.03
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE579.79
|
$4.15
R$21.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
$47.57
R$249.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
$25,345.08
R$132,967.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,295.13
|
$8.07
R$42.35
|
|
pay 15.1% more for housing
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,944.30
|
$20.58
R$107.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,906.29
|
$401.50
R$2,106.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,061.73
|
$242.40
R$1,271.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,324.48
|
$53.80
R$282.25
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,690.81
|
$530.73
R$2,784.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,595.16
|
$12,185.14
R$63,926.88
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE229.42
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE150.09
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$2.24
R$11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,822.71
|
$26.15
R$137.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
$7.80
R$40.91
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.37
R$301.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
$45.12
R$236.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
$65.72
R$344.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,955.02
|
$62.37
R$327.20
|
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