Cost of living comparison

Praia, Cabo Verde

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Beirut vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 27.9% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 35.9% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 49.9% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 5.8% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 91.2% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 27.9% more in Beirut

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Beirut are more expensive than in Praia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Praia, you would:

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pay 29.2% more for restaurants

	Praia	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.86 CVE471.58	$10.00 LBP895,577	+105.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 CVE613.05	$7.64 LBP684,131	+20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CVE172.66	$1.59 LBP142,333	-10.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 CVE108.51	$1.13 LBP101,200	+1.0%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 35.9% less for groceries

	Praia	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 CVE286.16	$0.91 LBP81,901	-69.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.94 CVE770.58	$5.48 LBP490,328	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 CVE464.13	$6.19 LBP554,155	+29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 CVE213.15	$2.72 LBP243,302	+23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 CVE253.48	$3.84 LBP343,533	+46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 CVE193.65	$0.69 LBP61,948	-65.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 CVE128.34	$0.56 LBP49,753	-58.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 CVE151.16	$0.41 LBP36,773	-73.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.23 CVE216.76	$0.47 LBP41,774	-79.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CVE117.65	$0.39 LBP35,071	-67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 CVE85.56	$0.44 LBP39,279	-50.3%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 49.9% more for transportation

	Praia	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.31 CVE612.11	$3.49 LBP312,618	-44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.42 CVE1,980.62	$75.00 LBP6,716,825	+267.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,166.78 CVE2,829,457.52	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,730,014	+2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.26 CVE1,674.10	$12.75 LBP1,141,860	-26.1%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 5.8% more for housing

	Praia	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.28 CVE4,975.13	$31.88 LBP2,854,651	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$583.34 CVE56,589.15	$738.24 LBP66,114,631	+26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$388.89 CVE37,726.10	$359.38 LBP32,184,787	-7.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.61 CVE11,021.15	$161.18 LBP14,435,174	+41.9%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 91.2% more for childcare

	Praia	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$110.42 CVE10,711.83	$283.33 LBP25,374,672	+156.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,266.68 CVE316,899.24	$4,111.11 LBP368,181,520	+25.8%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 CVE240.50	$3.00 LBP268,673	+21.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 CVE144.41	$2.80 LBP250,761	+88.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.38 CVE424.42	$2.00 LBP179,115	-54.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.46 CVE3,536.82	$59.33 LBP5,313,755	+62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.83 CVE565.89	$7.00 LBP626,904	+20.0%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 27.9% more for clothing

	Praia	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.61 CVE4,715.76	$78.12 LBP6,996,693	+60.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.89 CVE3,772.61	$57.86 LBP5,181,551	+48.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.50 CVE8,488.37	$103.12 LBP9,235,634	+17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.25 CVE12,732.56	$110.71 LBP9,915,313	-15.6%
Average			+27.9%

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