Cost of living comparison
Praia is 56.7% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Praia instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€20.04
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.48
|
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.79
|
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.71
|
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.81
|
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.41
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.56
|
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.98
|
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.72
|
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.40
|
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€8.19
|
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€22.61
|
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€44,368.23
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€19.52
|
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€58.57
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,751.65
|
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€6,165.47
|
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€225.35
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
|
pay 93.6% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€2,003.78
|
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€40,974.65
|
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
|
pay 72.7% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€6.35
|
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€494.52
|
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
|
pay 64.9% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€167.24
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€72.19
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€210.14
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€600.11
|
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
|
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