Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 26.3% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Praia
Groceries: pay 30.6% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 50.1% more in Praia
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 65.6% more in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% more in Praia
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Praia

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Praia are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Praia.

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Praia vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$5.03 CVE493.26	+151.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$7.10 CVE696.20	+77.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$1.56 CVE152.99	+219.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$1.17 CVE114.79	+67.9%
Average			+118.9%

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pay 30.6% more for groceries

	Abuja	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$2.08 CVE203.99	+58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	+134.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$5.13 CVE503.55	-63.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$2.32 CVE227.26	+26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$2.07 CVE203.01	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$2.30 CVE225.26	+149.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$1.38 CVE135.34	+107.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$1.86 CVE181.96	+171.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$1.93 CVE189.47	+84.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.69 CVE67.67	-16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$0.64 CVE63.16	-41.6%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 50.1% more for transportation

	Abuja	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$5.96 CVE584.36	+178.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	-11.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	+10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	+59.1%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Abuja	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	+76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	-3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	-18.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	+60.6%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 65.6% more for childcare

	Abuja	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$126.75 CVE12,432.14	+180.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-2.2%
Average			+65.6%

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pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$2.53 CVE248.64	+153.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$2.60 CVE255.49	-22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$5.27 CVE517.18	+163.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$31.69 CVE3,108.04	+21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$5.58 CVE547.01	-13.0%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Abuja	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	+139.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	-58.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	-14.0%
Average			-7.6%

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