Cost of living comparison
Praia is 32.6% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Praia instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$4.67
CVE474.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.33
|
$1.41
CVE143.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.96
CVE96.93
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
$1.19
CVE120.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.46
|
$3.22
CVE326.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$3.53
CVE358.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
$2.47
CVE250.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.45
|
$1.98
CVE200.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.23
CVE124.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.94
CVE95.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.60
CVE61.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.65
CVE65.78
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.85
|
$6.38
CVE647.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€54.68
|
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.56
|
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
Madrid
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
$60.11
CVE6,100.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
$246.37
CVE25,003.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€751.76
|
$148.36
CVE15,057.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
$62.56
CVE6,349.28
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€487.62
|
$76.40
CVE7,753.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
$1,064.30
CVE108,017.14
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$2.27
CVE230.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$1.49
CVE150.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.41
|
$27.92
CVE2,833.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€86.76
|
$118.26
CVE12,001.90
|
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