Cost of living comparison
Praia is 17.1% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Praia instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
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