Cost of living comparison
Praia is 18.4% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Praia instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Praia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.28
|
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.22
|
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.36
|
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.39
|
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.40
|
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.90
|
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.81
|
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,490.90
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.88
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.12
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€764.54
|
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€519.50
|
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€155.79
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€444.95
|
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,258.48
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.21
|
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.88
|
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.68
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.54
|
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.38
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.67
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.25
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.13
|
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
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