Cost of living comparison

Chile

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Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 3.6% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% less in Praia
Groceries: pay 40.8% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 12.6% more in Praia
Housing: pay 1.4% less in Praia
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Praia

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

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Praia vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.4% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 CLF0.2600	$5.03 CVE493.26	-50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 CLF0.2200	$7.10 CVE696.20	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CLF0.0400	$1.56 CVE152.99	-8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CLF0.0300	$1.17 CVE114.79	-6.2%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 40.8% more for groceries

	Santiago	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CLF0.0500	$2.08 CVE203.99	+14.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CLF0.1400	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	+129.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.81 CLF0.1200	$5.13 CVE503.55	+6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 CLF0.1000	$2.32 CVE227.26	-44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 CLF0.0800	$2.07 CVE203.01	-33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CLF0.0200	$2.30 CVE225.26	+154.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$1.38 CVE135.34	+97.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$1.86 CVE181.96	+151.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$1.93 CVE189.47	+146.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CLF0.0100	$0.69 CVE67.67	+40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.64 CVE63.16	-4.9%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

	Santiago	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CLF0.1400	$5.96 CVE584.36	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.93 CLF1.0200	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	-28.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	$28,897.98 CVE3M	+62.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.37 CLF0.1800	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	+57.6%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 1.4% less for housing

	Santiago	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.07 CLF0.4800	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	+169.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.81 CLF13.8200	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	+3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.90 CLF9.4200	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	-23.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 CLF2.8500	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	+21.7%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Santiago	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$432.52 CLF10.8100	$126.75 CVE12,432.14	-70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-71.9%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 CLF0.1000	$2.53 CVE248.64	-38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 CLF0.0800	$2.60 CVE255.49	-19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.22 CLF0.1300	$5.27 CVE517.18	+1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 CLF0.8500	$31.69 CVE3,108.04	-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 CLF0.1900	$5.58 CVE547.01	-25.8%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Santiago	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 CLF1.2600	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	+23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 CLF0.7200	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	-11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.29 CLF1.6600	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.84 CLF2.0200	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	+12.9%
Average			+5.2%

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