Cost of living comparison
Praia is 60.8% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Praia instead of Bern, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Praia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
$4.67
CVE477.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
$5.91
CVE604.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
$1.41
CVE144.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$0.96
CVE97.62
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
Bern
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
$1.19
CVE121.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
$3.22
CVE329.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
$3.53
CVE360.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
$2.47
CVE252.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
$1.98
CVE202.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
$1.23
CVE125.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
$0.89
CVE91.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
$0.89
CVE91.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
$0.94
CVE95.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
$0.60
CVE61.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$0.65
CVE66.24
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Bern
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
$6.38
CVE652.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
$20.69
CVE2,115.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,719,451.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
$13.30
CVE1,359.73
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
Bern
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
$60.11
CVE6,143.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
$246.37
CVE25,180.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
$148.36
CVE15,163.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
$62.56
CVE6,394.01
|
|
pay 96.5% less for childcare
Bern
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
$76.40
CVE7,808.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
$1,064.30
CVE108,778.04
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
$2.27
CVE232.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
$1.49
CVE152.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
$4.43
CVE453.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
$27.92
CVE2,853.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
$5.91
CVE604.32
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Bern
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
$29.56
CVE3,021.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
$78.84
CVE8,057.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
$118.26
CVE12,086.45
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