Cost of living comparison

Cabo Verde

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South Africa

Pretoria vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 1.7% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 40.9% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 55.7% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in Pretoria

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Praia. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Pretoria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

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Pretoria vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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pay 10.2% more for restaurants

	Praia	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 CVE493.26	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+79.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.10 CVE696.20	$5.41 ZAR89.20	-23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CVE152.99	$1.06 ZAR17.48	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 CVE114.79	$0.85 ZAR14.04	-27.3%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 40.9% less for groceries

	Praia	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 CVE203.99	$1.10 ZAR18.21	-46.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	$4.18 ZAR68.94	-67.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 CVE503.55	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 CVE227.26	$2.47 ZAR40.74	+6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 CVE203.01	$2.23 ZAR36.86	+8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 CVE225.26	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-65.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 CVE135.34	$0.74 ZAR12.22	-46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.86 CVE181.96	$0.79 ZAR13.11	-57.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 CVE189.47	$0.72 ZAR11.92	-62.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 CVE67.67	$0.50 ZAR8.18	-28.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CVE63.16	$0.54 ZAR8.93	-15.9%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 55.7% more for transportation

	Praia	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 CVE584.36	$5.75 ZAR94.81	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+508.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,897.98 CVE3M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	$6.55 ZAR108.03	-43.6%
Average			+55.7%

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pay about the same for housing

	Praia	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	$36.83 ZAR607.50	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	-16.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Praia	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.75 CVE12,432.14	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	+105.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,082.45 CVE302K	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	+153.8%
Average			+128.5%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 CVE248.64	$2.55 ZAR42.12	+0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 CVE255.49	$2.25 ZAR37.17	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.27 CVE517.18	$3.25 ZAR53.60	-38.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.69 CVE3,108.04	$31.49 ZAR519.46	-0.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 CVE547.01	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+29.3%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Praia	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	$53.03 ZAR874.71	-14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	$32.00 ZAR527.89	+26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	+39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	-9.2%
Average			+8.0%

Praia vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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