Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.9 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Praia, you would:
pay 91.2% more for restaurants
Praia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Praia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
Praia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Praia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 15.5 times more for childcare
Praia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Praia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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