Cost of living comparison
Praia is 10.3% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Praia instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 75.9% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Praia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
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