Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Praia, Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 26.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Praia
Groceries: pay 52.8% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Praia
Housing: pay 83.4% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 78.8% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Praia

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

Praia vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.51	$4.86 CVE460.71	+66.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB189.02	$6.32 CVE598.93	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.98	$1.78 CVE168.68	+189.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.47	$1.12 CVE106.01	+283.4%
Average			+136.9%

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pay 52.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.39	$2.95 CVE279.57	+93.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB380.89	$7.94 CVE752.83	-32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB237.45	$4.78 CVE453.44	-34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.72	$2.20 CVE208.24	-3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.65	$2.61 CVE247.64	+98.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB47.74	$2.00 CVE189.19	+35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.57	$1.32 CVE125.39	+82.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.59	$1.56 CVE147.68	+50.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.11	$2.23 CVE211.76	+177.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.12	$1.21 CVE114.94	+70.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.19	$0.88 CVE83.59	+41.7%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB144.87	$6.31 CVE598.01	+41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,275.87	$20.42 CVE1,935.00	-48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,795,671.96	$29,166.78 CVE2,764,281.58	-47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB335.51	$17.26 CVE1,635.53	+66.9%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 83.4% more for housing

	Bangkok	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB498.36	$51.28 CVE4,860.53	+233.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,535.97	$583.34 CVE55,285.63	+2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,794.57	$388.89 CVE36,857.09	+28.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,184.55	$113.61 CVE10,767.28	+68.7%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 78.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,525.76	$110.42 CVE10,465.09	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB427,993.32	$3,266.68 CVE309,599.54	-75.2%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB75.61	$2.48 CVE234.96	+6.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB83.83	$1.49 CVE141.09	-42.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB136.33	$4.38 CVE414.64	+4.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,770.78	$36.46 CVE3,455.35	-33.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB236.27	$5.83 CVE552.86	-19.9%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,793.18	$48.61 CVE4,607.14	-12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,130.35	$38.89 CVE3,685.71	+11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,150.27	$87.50 CVE8,292.84	-9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB2,988.85	$131.25 CVE12,439.27	+42.5%
Average			+8.1%

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