Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.9 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Praia
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 70.9% more for transportation
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 93.0% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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