Cost of living comparison
Praia is 53.4% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Praia instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
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Charlotte Amalie
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Praia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$4.41
CVE447.32
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.15
CVE521.88
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.40
CVE142.29
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.95
CVE96.19
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pay 67.0% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.23
CVE124.40
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.41
CVE548.13
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$3.60
CVE365.00
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.38
CVE241.22
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
CVE173.59
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.33
CVE135.27
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
CVE99.20
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
CVE54.11
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
CVE72.14
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pay 1.6% less for transportation
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Charlotte Amalie
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.71
CVE578.51
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.75
CVE1,292.27
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pay 73.9% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
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Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$58.53
CVE5,931.19
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$245.25
CVE24,851.35
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$138.46
CVE14,030.71
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$62.28
CVE6,310.53
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$75.73
CVE7,673.84
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|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,059.46
CVE107,357.83
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pay 71.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.26
CVE228.91
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.48
CVE149.76
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.41
CVE447.32
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|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$27.79
CVE2,816.49
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$117.72
CVE11,928.65
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