Cost of living comparison
Praia is 24.7% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Praia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 19.5% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Greece
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Greece
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
Greece
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
Greece
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Greece
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
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