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Samoa

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Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 89.3% more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% less in Praia
Groceries: pay 47.7% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Praia
Housing: pay 6.1 times more in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% less in Praia

The cost of housing and groceries in Praia are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Praia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Praia.

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Praia vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

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pay 72.5% less for restaurants

	Apia	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$47.26 WST130.00	$5.03 CVE493.26	-89.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.54 WST40.00	$7.10 CVE696.20	-51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 WST5.00	$1.56 CVE152.99	-14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 WST3.75	$1.17 CVE114.79	-14.2%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 47.7% more for groceries

	Apia	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 WST2.25	$2.08 CVE203.99	+154.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$0.45 WST1.25	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	+2746.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 WST18.93	$5.13 CVE503.55	-25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 WST11.76	$2.32 CVE227.26	-45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$2.07 CVE203.01	+25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 WST6.35	$2.30 CVE225.26	-0.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$1.38 CVE135.34	+67.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$1.86 CVE181.96	+125.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 WST5.44	$1.93 CVE189.47	-2.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$0.69 CVE67.67	-58.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 WST1.36	$0.64 CVE63.16	+30.2%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Apia	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 WST11.36	$5.96 CVE584.36	+44.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.18 CVE2,862.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,897.98 CVE3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$49.07 WST135.00	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	-76.3%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 6.1 times more for housing

	Apia	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 WST100.00	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	+41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$574.58 CVE56,359.06
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$287.29 CVE28,179.53
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.90 WST38.24	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	+897.2%
Average			+511.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$126.75 CVE12,432.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,082.45 CVE302K

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 WST9.50	$2.53 CVE248.64	-26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 WST8.00	$2.60 CVE255.49	-10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.18 WST17.00	$5.27 CVE517.18	-14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$31.69 CVE3,108.04
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.58 CVE547.01
Average			-18.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Apia	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$62.19 CVE6,099.63
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$25.35 CVE2,486.43
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$65.91 CVE6,464.72
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$91.26 CVE8,951.14

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