Cost of living comparison
Praia is 36.1% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Praia instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Praia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.41
CVE451.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$5.15
CVE526.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.40
CVE143.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.95
CVE97.01
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$1.23
CVE125.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$5.41
CVE552.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$3.60
CVE368.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$2.38
CVE243.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$1.71
CVE175.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.33
CVE136.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.98
CVE100.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.98
CVE100.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.53
CVE54.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.71
CVE72.77
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$5.71
CVE583.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$12.75
CVE1,303.41
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
Kingstown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$58.53
CVE5,982.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$245.25
CVE25,065.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$138.46
CVE14,151.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$62.28
CVE6,364.92
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Kingstown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$75.73
CVE7,739.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$1,059.46
CVE108,283.27
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.26
CVE230.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$1.48
CVE151.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.41
CVE451.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$27.79
CVE2,840.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$117.72
CVE12,031.47
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