Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.1 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Praia, you would:
pay 70.9% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.33
CVE419.05
|
$11.33
€9.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.78
CVE558.73
|
$7.79
€6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CVE131.61
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CVE79.15
|
$1.23
€1.08
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
Praia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
CVE116.40
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.96
CVE93.12
|
$5.33
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
CVE333.70
|
$3.14
€2.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
CVE223.49
|
$2.07
€1.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
CVE186.91
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
CVE116.16
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE84.48
|
$0.80
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE84.48
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CVE88.70
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CVE57.02
|
$0.60
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
CVE61.25
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
|
pay 38.7% more for transportation
Praia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
CVE488.79
|
$6.07
€5.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.22
CVE1,955.55
|
$38.58
€33.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,470.28
€18,827.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.52
CVE1,210.58
|
$13.16
€11.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Praia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.66
CVE6,157.66
|
$40.74
€35.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.81
CVE27,936.46
|
$646.42
€566.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$104.32
CVE10,091.27
|
$522.31
€458.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.80
CVE6,171.58
|
$95.36
€83.62
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.74
CVE7,229.80
|
$330.89
€290.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,816.46
€5,977.36
|
|
pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
CVE125.71
|
$2.43
€2.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
CVE127.27
|
$1.70
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
CVE279.36
|
$5.18
€4.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.88
CVE2,793.65
|
$41.02
€35.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
CVE558.73
|
$8.04
€7.05
|
|
pay 96.8% more for clothing
Praia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.17
€64.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$14.44
CVE1,396.82
|
$30.09
€26.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.51
CVE3,724.86
|
$71.32
€62.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$87.55
€76.77
|
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