Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 87.3% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Praia, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
$5.93
R$30.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
$1.07
R$5.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
$0.72
R$3.64
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
$4.63
R$23.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
$4.23
R$21.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
$1.82
R$9.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
$0.78
R$3.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$0.53
R$2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$0.43
R$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
$0.70
R$3.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
$0.47
R$2.38
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
$4.59
R$23.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
$50.51
R$256.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
$8.99
R$45.59
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
$1.98
R$10.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
$1.62
R$8.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
$23.91
R$121.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$7.51
R$38.12
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Praia
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.01
R$233.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
$62.59
R$317.48
|
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