Cost of living comparison

Cabo Verde

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Guernsey

Saint Peter Port vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Saint Peter Port is 2.4 times more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Saint Peter Port
Groceries: pay 32.3% more in Saint Peter Port
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in Saint Peter Port
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Saint Peter Port
Childcare: pay 10.3 times more in Saint Peter Port
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Saint Peter Port
Clothing: pay 35.2% more in Saint Peter Port

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Saint Peter Port are more expensive than in Praia. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Saint Peter Port.

Saint Peter Port vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Peter Port instead of Praia, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Praia	Saint Peter Port
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 CVE493.26	$20.48 £15.37	+307.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.10 CVE696.20	$9.88 £7.41	+39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CVE152.99	$2.87 £2.15	+83.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 CVE114.79	$2.42 £1.82	+107.0%
Average			+141.4%

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pay 32.3% more for groceries

	Praia	Saint Peter Port
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 CVE203.99	$2.14 £1.61	+3.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	$7.53 £5.65	-41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 CVE503.55	$9.14 £6.86	+78.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 CVE227.26	$5.90 £4.42	+154.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 CVE203.01	$5.59 £4.20	+170.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 CVE225.26	$2.15 £1.61	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 CVE135.34	$1.05 £0.79	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.86 CVE181.96	$2.96 £2.22	+59.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 CVE189.47	$1.58 £1.19	-18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 CVE67.67	$1.30 £0.97	+87.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CVE63.16	$1.10 £0.82	+70.7%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Praia	Saint Peter Port
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 CVE584.36	$8.12 £6.09	+36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	$35.02 £26.27	+20.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,897.98 CVE3M	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	$25.80 £19.36	+122.3%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Praia	Saint Peter Port
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	$55.83 £41.89	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	+311.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	+687.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	$103.58 £77.71	-25.3%
Average			+286.3%

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pay 10.3 times more for childcare

	Praia	Saint Peter Port
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.75 CVE12,432.14	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	+1550.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,082.45 CVE302K	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	+543.0%
Average			+930.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Saint Peter Port
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 CVE248.64	$6.94 £5.21	+173.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 CVE255.49	$4.82 £3.62	+85.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.27 CVE517.18	$17.18 £12.89	+225.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.69 CVE3,108.04	$73.34 £55.03	+131.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 CVE547.01	$11.89 £8.92	+113.3%
Average			+132.1%

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pay 35.2% more for clothing

	Praia	Saint Peter Port
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	$102.41 £76.84	+64.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	$29.73 £22.31	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	$116.73 £87.58	+77.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	$89.20 £66.92	-2.3%
Average			+35.2%

Praia vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of clothing

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