Cost of living comparison
Praia is 13.0% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Praia instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 69.5% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.13
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD59.40
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.71
|
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.04
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.03
|
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.26
|
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.73
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.38
|
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.41
|
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.58
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.44
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.80
|
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.57
|
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD247.50
|
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD267,304.14
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD80.40
|
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
|
pay 12.6% more for housing
Rabat
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD404.26
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,084.24
|
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,586.63
|
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD317.34
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
|
pay 56.3% less for childcare
Rabat
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,341.14
|
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,304.12
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.60
|
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.20
|
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.61
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD259.87
|
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD64.35
|
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD635.40
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD457.88
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD930.13
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD995.86
|
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
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