Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 17.5% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Praia
Groceries: pay 36.9% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 11.5% more in Praia
Housing: pay 22.0% less in Praia
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.4% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 50.6% more in Praia

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

Praia vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Male	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MVR85.56	$5.29 CVE500.63	-4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 MVR150.98	$6.93 CVE655.92	-29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 MVR22.29	$3.26 CVE309.13	+125.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 MVR4.70	$1.33 CVE126.40	+337.5%
Average			+107.2%

Male vs. Praia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.9% more for groceries

	Male	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 MVR24.49	$2.19 CVE206.99	+37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 MVR70.46	$13.59 CVE1,287.23	+197.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MVR107.00	$5.38 CVE509.32	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 MVR27.18	$2.37 CVE224.53	+34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 MVR43.37	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 MVR28.31	$2.41 CVE228.56	+31.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.73 MVR26.63	$1.45 CVE137.32	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 MVR30.25	$1.76 CVE166.31	-10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MVR22.83	$2.80 CVE265.48	+89.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MVR10.77	$0.68 CVE64.08	-3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MVR8.45	$0.72 CVE68.66	+32.2%
Average			+36.9%

Male vs. Praia - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.5% more for transportation

	Male	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.54 MVR54.53	$6.26 CVE592.50	+76.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.91 MVR445.28	$29.37 CVE2,781.25	+1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,679.74 MVR503K	$30,364.84 CVE3M	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.65 MVR271.76	$13.16 CVE1,246.33	-25.4%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 22.0% less for housing

	Male	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.15 MVR1,249.78	$54.34 CVE5,146.43	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$965.87 MVR14,874.36	$479.44 CVE45,409.72	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.10 MVR10,442.81	$266.36 CVE25,227.62	-60.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.30 MVR1,436.78	$145.64 CVE13,793.57	+56.1%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Male	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$165.36 MVR2,546.54	$147.65 CVE13,984.80	-10.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,587.42 MVR55,246.24	$3,238.92 CVE307K	-9.7%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.74 MVR72.97	$2.72 CVE257.32	-42.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 MVR50.96	$1.63 CVE154.53	-50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.07 MVR201.31	$4.79 CVE454.10	-63.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.61 MVR1,241.39	$31.96 CVE3,027.31	-60.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.80 MVR150.98	$5.86 CVE555.01	-40.2%
Average			-51.4%

Male vs. Praia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.6% more for clothing

	Male	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.03 MVR662.64	$88.10 CVE8,343.76	+104.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.86 MVR875.69	$31.96 CVE3,027.31	-43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.20 MVR1,389.02	$85.23 CVE8,072.84	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.74 MVR796.84	$127.85 CVE12,109.26	+147.1%
Average			+50.6%

Male vs. Praia - Cost of clothing

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