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Praia vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 56.1% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Praia
Groceries: pay 65.7% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Praia
Housing: pay 51.0% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 49.7% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% more in Praia
Clothing: pay 12.7% more in Praia

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

Praia vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$4.86 CVE519.67	+60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	$6.32 CVE675.57	+85.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	$1.78 CVE190.27	+186.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	$1.12 CVE119.58	+216.5%
Average			+137.1%

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pay 65.7% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	$2.95 CVE315.34	+142.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	$7.94 CVE849.16	+127.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	$4.78 CVE511.46	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	$2.20 CVE234.89	+12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	$2.61 CVE279.33	+61.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	$2.00 CVE213.40	+44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	$1.32 CVE141.43	+78.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	$1.56 CVE166.57	+47.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	$2.23 CVE238.86	+197.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	$1.21 CVE129.64	+51.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	$0.88 CVE94.29	-29.6%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	$6.31 CVE674.54	+95.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	$20.42 CVE2,182.61	+60.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	$29,166.78 CVE3,118,013.95	+14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	$17.26 CVE1,844.82	+421.4%
Average			+147.7%

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pay 51.0% more for housing

	Jakarta	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	$51.28 CVE5,482.51	+80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	$583.34 CVE62,360.28	+29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	$388.89 CVE41,573.52	+48.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	$113.61 CVE12,145.12	+45.8%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 49.7% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	$110.42 CVE11,804.26	-35.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	$3,266.68 CVE349,217.56	-64.3%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$2.48 CVE265.03	+11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	$1.49 CVE159.14	-35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	$4.38 CVE467.70	+59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	$36.46 CVE3,897.52	+24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	$5.83 CVE623.60	+82.9%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 12.7% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	$48.61 CVE5,196.69	-14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	$38.89 CVE4,157.35	+12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	$87.50 CVE9,354.04	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	$131.25 CVE14,031.06	+51.9%
Average			+12.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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