Cost of living comparison
Praia is 48.8% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Praia instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.15
CVE521.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.40
CVE142.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.95
CVE96.19
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.23
CVE124.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.41
CVE548.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.60
CVE365.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.38
CVE241.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.71
CVE173.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.33
CVE135.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.53
CVE54.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.71
CVE72.14
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.71
CVE578.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$12.75
CVE1,292.27
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$58.53
CVE5,931.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$245.25
CVE24,851.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$138.46
CVE14,030.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$62.28
CVE6,310.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$75.73
CVE7,673.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,059.46
CVE107,357.83
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.26
CVE228.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.48
CVE149.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$27.79
CVE2,816.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$117.72
CVE11,928.65
|
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