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Praia vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 13.1% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% more in Praia
Groceries: pay 76.4% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Praia
Housing: pay 35.9% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 64.8% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 35.3% more in Praia

The cost of groceries, housing, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Praia are more expensive than in Santiago. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Praia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Praia.

Praia vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 13.1% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$5.29 CVE500.43	-49.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$6.93 CVE655.66	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$3.26 CVE309.01	+102.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.33 CVE126.35	+14.7%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

	Santiago	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$2.19 CVE206.91	+40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$13.59 CVE1,286.73	+165.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$5.38 CVE509.12	+18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$2.37 CVE224.44	-40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$2.41 CVE228.47	+166.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$1.45 CVE137.26	+107.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$1.76 CVE166.24	+90.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$2.80 CVE265.38	+232.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.68 CVE64.06	-14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.72 CVE68.63	-2.5%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Santiago	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$6.26 CVE592.27	+19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$29.37 CVE2,780.18	-30.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	+58.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$13.16 CVE1,245.85	+2.3%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 35.9% more for housing

	Santiago	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$54.34 CVE5,144.45	+149.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8000	$479.44 CVE45,392.18	-4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF9.9600	$266.36 CVE25,217.88	-37.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5200	$145.64 CVE13,788.24	+35.6%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 64.8% less for childcare

	Santiago	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.1300	$147.65 CVE13,979.40	-65.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	$3,238.92 CVE306,649.37	-63.7%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$2.72 CVE257.22	-13.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$1.63 CVE154.47	-47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$4.79 CVE453.92	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$5.86 CVE554.79	-7.0%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 35.3% more for clothing

	Santiago	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2600	$88.10 CVE8,340.53	+63.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7200	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	+3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7300	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9100	$127.85 CVE12,104.58	+57.6%
Average			+35.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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