Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.9 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Australia instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Praia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
Praia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 67.8% more for transportation
Praia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Praia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
Praia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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