Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 19.8% cheaper than Male.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% less in Praia
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 6.9% more in Praia
Housing: pay 40.1% less in Praia
Childcare: pay 16.2% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.1% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Praia

The cost of transportation, groceries, and clothing in Praia are more expensive than in Male. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Praia.

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Praia vs. Male Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia instead of Male, you would:

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pay 5.6% less for restaurants

	Male	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$5.03 CVE494.67	-16.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$7.10 CVE698.19	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.56 CVE153.43	-4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.17 CVE115.12	+294.0%
Average			-5.6%

Male vs. Praia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	Male	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$2.08 CVE204.57	+25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$12.93 CVE1,272.23	+142.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$5.13 CVE504.99	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$2.32 CVE227.91	+20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$2.07 CVE203.59	-25.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$2.30 CVE225.91	+27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.38 CVE135.73	-0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$1.86 CVE182.48
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$1.93 CVE190.02	+58.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$0.69 CVE67.86	-26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$0.64 CVE63.34	-25.2%
Average			+6.7%

Male vs. Praia - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.9% more for transportation

	Male	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$5.96 CVE586.02	+56.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$29.18 CVE2,870.19	-5.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$28,897.98 CVE3M	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$11.61 CVE1,141.89	-33.7%
Average			+6.9%

Male vs. Praia - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.1% less for housing

	Male	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$51.37 CVE5,053.55	-29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$574.58 CVE56,519.95	-39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$287.29 CVE28,259.98	-59.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$138.60 CVE13,633.73	+52.3%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 16.2% less for childcare

	Male	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$126.75 CVE12,467.64	-31.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$3,082.45 CVE303K	+2.6%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$2.53 CVE249.35	-47.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$2.60 CVE256.22	-26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$5.27 CVE518.65	-64.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$31.69 CVE3,116.91	-55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$5.58 CVE548.58	-42.7%
Average			-47.1%

Male vs. Praia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Male	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$62.19 CVE6,117.04	+57.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$25.35 CVE2,493.53	-48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$65.91 CVE6,483.17	-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$91.26 CVE8,976.70	+73.8%
Average			+1.4%

Male vs. Praia - Cost of clothing

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