Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 34.2% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Praia, you would:
pay 8.9% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE474.27
|
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE143.40
|
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE96.93
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Praia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE120.27
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE326.94
|
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE358.41
|
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE250.71
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE200.75
|
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE124.76
|
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.27
|
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE61.24
|
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE65.78
|
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Praia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE647.76
|
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
Praia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,100.97
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,003.97
|
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,057.45
|
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,349.28
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,753.97
|
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE108,017.14
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE230.79
|
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE150.94
|
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,833.78
|
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Praia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,001.90
|
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
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