Cost of living comparison
Apia is 84.6% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Apia instead of Praia, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Praia
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
?? |
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
?? | |
pay 16.3% less for clothing
|
Praia
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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