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
€20.55
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$1.12
CVE118.22
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pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€8.04
|
$7.94
CVE839.48
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.56
|
$4.78
CVE505.63
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
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pay 11.5% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.42
|
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
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pay 46.5% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
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pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.94
|
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.74
|
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
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pay 7.5% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€61.51
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€97.11
|
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
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