Cost of living comparison
Praia is 31.0% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Praia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Praia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
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