Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.2 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Praia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
$13.88
SCR187.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
$2.28
SCR30.85
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
Praia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
$7.26
SCR98.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
Praia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
$24.06
SCR325.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Praia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
$913.34
SCR12,362.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
$774.97
SCR10,489.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,898.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
$5.06
SCR68.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
$11.60
SCR157.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
$91.48
SCR1,238.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$10.75
SCR145.56
|
|
pay 57.1% more for clothing
Praia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.26
SCR815.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
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