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Santiago vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 23.7% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 25.0% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 5.6% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Praia, you would:

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pay 13.1% more for restaurants

	Praia	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.29 CVE500.43	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+98.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 CVE655.66	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.26 CVE309.01	$1.61 CLF0.0400	-50.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CVE126.35	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-12.8%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 25.0% less for groceries

	Praia	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 CVE206.91	$1.55 CLF0.0400	-29.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CVE1,286.73	$5.13 CLF0.1200	-62.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.38 CVE509.12	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 CVE224.44	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+69.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.00 CLF0.0700
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 CVE228.47	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-62.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 CVE137.26	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 CVE166.24	$0.92 CLF0.0200	-47.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.80 CVE265.38	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 CVE64.06	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 CVE68.63	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+2.6%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Praia	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.26 CVE592.27	$5.23 CLF0.1200	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.37 CVE2,780.18	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 CVE1,245.85	$12.86 CLF0.3000	-2.3%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 5.6% less for housing

	Praia	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.34 CVE5,144.45	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$479.44 CVE45,392.18	$502.56 CLF11.8000	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.36 CVE25,217.88	$424.00 CLF9.9600	+59.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.64 CVE13,788.24	$107.40 CLF2.5200	-26.3%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Praia	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.65 CVE13,979.40	$431.25 CLF10.1300	+192.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,238.92 CVE306,649.37	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	+175.5%
Average			+183.8%

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pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 CVE257.22	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 CVE154.47	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+89.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.79 CVE453.92	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	$32.24 CLF0.7600	+0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE554.79	$6.30 CLF0.1500	+7.5%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Praia	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.10 CVE8,340.53	$53.82 CLF1.2600	-38.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	$30.77 CLF0.7200	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	$73.54 CLF1.7300	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.85 CVE12,104.58	$81.13 CLF1.9100	-36.5%
Average			-23.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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