Cost of living comparison
Praia is 8.0% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Praia instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 66.6% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
|
pay 29.3% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
Lusaka
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Lusaka
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
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