Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 4.5 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Praia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$2.71
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$2.47
€2.31
|
|
pay 40.4% more for groceries
Praia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$6.91
€6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$4.71
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$3.93
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$4.87
€4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$1.46
€1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Praia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$97.85
€91.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$28,969.95
€27,169.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$25.51
€23.92
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Praia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$45.90
€43.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$1,796.60
€1,684.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$1,576.07
€1,478.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$186.48
€174.89
|
|
pay 16.7 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$1,725.51
€1,618.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$11,482.44
€10,768.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$3.49
€3.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$9.02
€8.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$39.59
€37.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$14.29
€13.40
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Praia
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$77.95
€73.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$30.57
€28.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$90.96
€85.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$109.87
€103.04
|
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