Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.6 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Praia, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE475.95
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE143.91
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE97.28
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Praia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE120.70
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE328.09
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE359.68
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE251.59
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE201.46
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE125.20
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE91.05
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE91.05
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.61
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE61.46
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.01
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
Praia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE650.05
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,107.76
|
$59.37
€55.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,709,977.83
|
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,354.99
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Praia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,122.54
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,092.39
|
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,110.70
|
$816.29
€765.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,371.73
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,781.39
|
$529.47
€496.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE108,399.11
|
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE231.61
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE151.47
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE451.66
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,843.80
|
$41.71
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Praia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.45
€63.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,029.56
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,044.35
|
$94.21
€88.39
|
|
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