Cost of living comparison
Praia is 66.1% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Praia instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Praia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
BMD36.50
|
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
BMD15.00
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
BMD3.00
|
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
BMD2.64
|
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
|
pay 75.2% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
BMD7.15
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
BMD7.10
|
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
BMD15.74
|
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
BMD6.84
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
BMD9.56
|
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
BMD5.61
|
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
BMD3.10
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
BMD4.74
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
BMD4.03
|
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
BMD3.84
|
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
BMD2.84
|
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
BMD8.74
|
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
BMD69.00
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
BMD38,000.00
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
BMD30.25
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
BMD128.22
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
BMD3,125.00
|
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
BMD2,042.86
|
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
BMD178.50
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
|
pay 94.6% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
BMD1,184.67
|
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
BMD24,375.00
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
|
pay 73.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BMD10.00
|
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
BMD6.00
|
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
BMD17.62
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
BMD165.56
|
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
BMD13.00
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
BMD90.75
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BMD57.00
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
BMD140.62
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
BMD124.75
|
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
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