Cost of living comparison
Praia is 77.5% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Praia instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 31.1% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
|
pay 78.0% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
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