Cost of living comparison
Praia is 27.5% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Praia instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
$5.15
CVE521.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
$1.40
CVE142.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
$0.95
CVE96.19
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
$1.23
CVE124.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
$5.41
CVE548.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
$3.60
CVE365.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
$2.38
CVE241.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
$1.71
CVE173.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
$1.33
CVE135.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
$0.53
CVE54.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
$0.71
CVE72.14
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
$5.71
CVE578.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
$12.75
CVE1,292.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
$58.53
CVE5,931.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
$245.25
CVE24,851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
$138.46
CVE14,030.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
$62.28
CVE6,310.53
|
|
pay 87.6% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
$75.73
CVE7,673.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,357.83
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
$2.26
CVE228.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
$1.48
CVE149.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
$27.79
CVE2,816.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
$117.72
CVE11,928.65
|
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