Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.7 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 87.9% more for transportation
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
Praia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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