Cost of living comparison
Praia is 21.2% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Praia instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
Roseau
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Praia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Praia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Roseau
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Roseau
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
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pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
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