Cost of living comparison
Praia is 55.0% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Praia instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 43.3% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
|
pay 86.9% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
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