Cost of living comparison

Praia, Cabo Verde

compared to

Bern, Switzerland

Bern vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Bern is 4.8 times more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Bern
Groceries: pay 60.5% more in Bern
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Bern
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Bern
Childcare: pay 18.9 times more in Bern
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Bern
Clothing: pay 98.0% more in Bern

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

Bern vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Praia	Bern
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.86 CVE476.15	$26.23 CHF21.81	+439.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 CVE618.99	$17.11 CHF14.23	+170.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CVE174.33	$4.65 CHF3.87	+161.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 CVE109.56	$4.30 CHF3.58	+284.7%
Average			+264.1%

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pay 60.5% more for groceries

	Praia	Bern
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 CVE288.93	$3.23 CHF2.69	+9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.94 CVE778.05	$13.69 CHF11.38	+72.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 CVE468.63	$7.62 CHF6.33	+59.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 CVE215.22	$5.84 CHF4.86	+165.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 CVE255.93	$13.31 CHF11.07	+409.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 CVE195.53	$1.48 CHF1.23	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 CVE129.59	$1.08 CHF0.90	-18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 CVE152.62	$1.16 CHF0.96	-25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.23 CVE218.86	$2.71 CHF2.25	+21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CVE118.79	$1.06 CHF0.88	-12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 CVE86.39	$0.98 CHF0.82	+11.1%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Praia	Bern
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.31 CVE618.05	$7.86 CHF6.54	+24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.42 CVE1,999.82	$91.24 CHF75.88	+346.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,166.78 CVE2,856,886.11	$37,408.50 CHF31,110.03	+28.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.26 CVE1,690.32	$43.00 CHF35.76	+149.2%
Average			+137.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Praia	Bern
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.28 CVE5,023.36	$48.66 CHF40.47	-5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$583.34 CVE57,137.72	$1,382.42 CHF1,149.66	+137.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$388.89 CVE38,091.81	$978.93 CHF814.11	+151.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.61 CVE11,127.98	$253.38 CHF210.72	+123.0%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 18.9 times more for childcare

	Praia	Bern
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$110.42 CVE10,815.67	$3,022.33 CHF2,513.46	+2637.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,266.68 CVE319,971.24	$34,215.09 CHF28,454.30	+947.4%
Average			+1792.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Bern
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 CVE242.84	$7.41 CHF6.17	+199.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 CVE145.81	$5.39 CHF4.48	+262.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.38 CVE428.53	$10.26 CHF8.54	+134.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.46 CVE3,571.11	$71.17 CHF59.18	+95.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.83 CVE571.38	$22.81 CHF18.97	+291.0%
Average			+196.4%

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pay 98.0% more for clothing

	Praia	Bern
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.61 CVE4,761.48	$142.37 CHF118.40	+192.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.89 CVE3,809.18	$63.68 CHF52.96	+63.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.50 CVE8,570.66	$167.27 CHF139.11	+91.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.25 CVE12,855.99	$189.00 CHF157.18	+44.0%
Average			+98.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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