Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 99.5% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Praia, you would:
pay 27.9% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Praia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
|
Praia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
|
Praia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
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