Cost of living comparison
Praia is 64.7% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Praia instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 72.7% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
|
pay 69.3% more for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
|
pay 21.0% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 66.9% more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
|
pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
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