Cost of living comparison

Cabo Verde

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 86.1% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 0.8% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 27.5% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 7.0 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.3% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 26.7% more in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Praia	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 CVE493.26	$17.53 CA$24.82	+248.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.10 CVE696.20	$10.52 CA$14.89	+48.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CVE152.99	$2.08 CA$2.94	+33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 CVE114.79	$1.71 CA$2.42	+46.2%
Average			+115.2%

Praia vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

	Praia	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 CVE203.99	$2.74 CA$3.88	+31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	$4.56 CA$6.46	-64.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 CVE503.55	$9.44 CA$13.37	+83.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 CVE227.26	$3.54 CA$5.01	+52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 CVE203.01	$5.16 CA$7.30	+149.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 CVE225.26	$1.68 CA$2.38	-26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 CVE135.34	$0.54 CA$0.76	-61.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.86 CVE181.96	$1.59 CA$2.25	-14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 CVE189.47	$1.95 CA$2.76	+0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 CVE67.67	$0.82 CA$1.17	+19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CVE63.16	$0.73 CA$1.04	+14.1%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 27.5% more for transportation

	Praia	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 CVE584.36	$4.68 CA$6.62	-21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	$109.41 CA$154.90	+275.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,897.98 CVE3M	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	$12.80 CA$18.12	+10.3%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Praia	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	$47.87 CA$67.77	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+175.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+393.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	$92.23 CA$130.57	-33.5%
Average			+166.3%

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

	Praia	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.75 CVE12,432.14	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+550.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,082.45 CVE302K	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	+662.4%
Average			+604.1%

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pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 CVE248.64	$6.31 CA$8.94	+149.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 CVE255.49	$3.97 CA$5.62	+52.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.27 CVE517.18	$14.03 CA$19.86	+166.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.69 CVE3,108.04	$38.35 CA$54.29	+21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 CVE547.01	$12.62 CA$17.87	+126.4%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 26.7% more for clothing

	Praia	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	$51.64 CA$73.11	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	$39.51 CA$55.94	+55.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	$98.10 CA$138.88	+48.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	$122.24 CA$173.06	+33.9%
Average			+26.7%

Praia vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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