Cost of living comparison
Praia is 57.1% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Praia instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 70.1% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Praia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.68
|
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.83
|
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.70
|
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.19
|
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.80
|
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.66
|
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.13
|
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.97
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.05
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€72.23
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,350.97
|
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,423.34
|
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€137.27
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
|
pay 96.5% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,286.41
|
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
|
pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.19
|
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.43
|
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€616.20
|
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.92
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.84
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€143.52
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€488.85
|
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
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