Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 90.3% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Praia, you would:
pay 39.7% more for restaurants
Praia
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
Praia
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Praia
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 65.1% more for housing
Praia
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 28.6% more for childcare
Praia
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
Praia
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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