Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 2.6 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Praia, you would:
pay 72.3% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Praia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
$5.15
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
$3.38
€3.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
Praia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
$43.98
€41.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
$30,784.59
€28,756.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Praia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
$39.97
€37.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
$1,352.26
€1,263.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
$872.69
€815.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
$104.15
€97.29
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
$462.77
€432.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
$10,635.21
€9,934.41
|
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
$42.87
€40.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Praia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$84.22
€78.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$35.28
€32.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
$83.32
€77.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
$104.05
€97.19
|
|
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