Cost of living comparison

Georgetown, Guyana

compared to

Praia, Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 0.5% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% more in Praia
Groceries: pay 7.9% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 18.7% more in Praia
Housing: pay 25.7% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 86.7% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% more in Praia
Clothing: pay 17.3% more in Praia

The cost of housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Praia are more expensive than in Georgetown.

Praia vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia instead of Georgetown, you would:

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pay 4.6% more for restaurants

	Georgetown	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,485.25	$4.86 CVE496.63	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,789.38	$6.32 CVE645.61	-26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.50	$1.78 CVE181.83	+46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.11	$1.12 CVE114.28	+56.9%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 7.9% more for groceries

	Georgetown	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD419.65	$2.95 CVE301.36	+47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,120.61	$7.94 CVE811.51	+48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,575.73	$4.78 CVE488.78	-61.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD712.44	$2.20 CVE224.47	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD549.84	$2.61 CVE266.94	-0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD372.93	$2.00 CVE203.94	+12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.90	$1.32 CVE135.16	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.28	$1.56 CVE159.19	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD427.97	$2.23 CVE228.27	+9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.82	$1.21 CVE123.90	+71.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.81	$0.88 CVE90.11	-5.3%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 18.7% more for transportation

	Georgetown	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD837.28	$6.31 CVE644.63	+57.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,964.59	$20.42 CVE2,085.83	-28.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,280,523.88	$29,166.78 CVE2,979,750.67	+86.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,064.00	$17.26 CVE1,763.02	-40.5%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 25.7% more for housing

	Georgetown	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,799.01	$51.28 CVE5,239.39	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,096.91	$583.34 CVE59,595.01	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,817.47	$388.89 CVE39,730.01	+38.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,761.73	$113.61 CVE11,606.56	+86.2%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 86.7% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,440.30	$110.42 CVE11,280.82	-87.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,859,057.68	$3,266.68 CVE333,732.08	-85.9%
Average			-86.7%

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pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.34	$2.48 CVE253.28	+15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD811.85	$1.49 CVE152.08	-61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.29	$4.38 CVE446.96	+100.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,118.47	$36.46 CVE3,724.69	-6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,242.62	$5.83 CVE595.95	-1.8%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 17.3% more for clothing

	Georgetown	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,952.79	$48.61 CVE4,966.25	+27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,935.08	$38.89 CVE3,973.00	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,496.13	$87.50 CVE8,939.25	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,899.67	$131.25 CVE13,408.88	+62.5%
Average			+17.3%

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