Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 3.1 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Praia
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
Praia
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
$6.41
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
$4.49
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Praia
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
$28.59
€26.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
$26.39
€24.65
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Praia
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
$907.05
€847.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
$677.26
€632.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
$91.88
€85.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
pay 79.1% more for clothing
Praia
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$129.19
€120.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
$166.29
€155.33
|
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