Cost of living comparison
Praia is 34.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Praia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.69
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.40
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
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pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.95
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.50
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€3.96
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.90
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
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pay 11.5% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.81
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,632.06
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.09
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
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pay 46.5% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.01
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,842.26
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,546.41
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€176.93
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,248.93
|
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,770.92
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
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pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.86
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.12
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.26
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
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pay 7.5% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€60.84
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.07
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€78.26
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€96.05
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
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