Cost of living comparison
Praia is 29.0% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Praia instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Praia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
Kingston
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
Kingston
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
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