Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.6 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Praia, you would:
pay 83.5% more for restaurants
Praia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$10.74
CRC5,590.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE523.03
|
$9.76
CRC5,082.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.60
|
$2.01
CRC1,048.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.40
|
$1.50
CRC780.91
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
Praia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.67
|
$2.66
CRC1,386.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE549.34
|
$4.50
CRC2,343.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.81
|
$7.34
CRC3,823.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.76
|
$3.25
CRC1,692.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.98
|
$4.56
CRC2,374.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.57
|
$2.28
CRC1,186.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$0.63
CRC329.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
CRC678.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$1.28
CRC667.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.23
|
$1.23
CRC640.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.30
|
$1.08
CRC561.83
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Praia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE579.79
|
$5.59
CRC2,911.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
$38.19
CRC19,886.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,465,894.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,295.13
|
$13.67
CRC7,116.88
|
|
pay 94.0% more for housing
Praia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,944.30
|
$47.58
CRC24,774.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,906.29
|
$701.17
CRC365,064.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,061.73
|
$443.75
CRC231,040.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,324.48
|
$54.88
CRC28,572.76
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Praia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,690.81
|
$463.64
CRC241,398.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,595.16
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,581,287.05
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE229.42
|
$3.47
CRC1,804.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE150.09
|
$3.56
CRC1,855.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$4.59
CRC2,388.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,822.71
|
$58.91
CRC30,670.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
$7.81
CRC4,065.65
|
|
pay 46.9% more for clothing
Praia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.78
CRC43,618.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
$52.26
CRC27,208.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
$126.81
CRC66,021.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,955.02
|
$119.58
CRC62,257.98
|
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