Cost of living comparison
Praia is 38.8% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Praia instead of Germany, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.83
|
$4.67
CVE474.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.44
|
$1.41
CVE143.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.19
|
$0.96
CVE96.93
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
Germany
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$1.19
CVE120.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.21
|
$3.22
CVE326.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$3.53
CVE358.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
$2.47
CVE250.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$1.98
CVE200.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.23
CVE124.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.94
CVE95.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.60
CVE61.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.65
CVE65.78
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Germany
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.65
|
$6.38
CVE647.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€67.66
|
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.17
|
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
|
pay 38.1% less for housing
Germany
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
$60.11
CVE6,100.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€699.68
|
$246.37
CVE25,003.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€532.24
|
$148.36
CVE15,057.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
$62.56
CVE6,349.28
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
Germany
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€300.03
|
$76.40
CVE7,753.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
$1,064.30
CVE108,017.14
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.73
|
$2.27
CVE230.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.01
|
$1.49
CVE150.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.02
|
$27.92
CVE2,833.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.12
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Germany
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€104.51
|
$118.26
CVE12,001.90
|
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