Cost of living comparison

Praia, Cabo Verde

compared to

Moroni, Comoros

Moroni vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 51.2% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% less in Moroni
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 8.7% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 61.0% more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in Moroni
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Moroni

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

Moroni vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.7% less for restaurants

	Praia	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.86 CVE478.38	$1.61 KMF710	-66.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 CVE621.89	$7.62 KMF3,364	+20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CVE175.15	$1.55 KMF684	-13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 CVE110.08	$1.13 KMF497	+0.6%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Praia	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 CVE290.28	$0.61 KMF269	-79.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.94 CVE781.69	$5.14 KMF2,268	-35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 CVE470.82	$15.61 KMF6,890	+226.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 CVE216.23	$4.80 KMF2,119	+118.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 CVE257.13	$2.65 KMF1,170	+1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 CVE196.45	$2.43 KMF1,073	+21.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 CVE130.19	$0.21 KMF94	-83.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 CVE153.34	$0.24 KMF107	-84.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.23 CVE219.88	$1.79 KMF790	-19.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CVE119.34	$1.46 KMF647	+20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 CVE86.80	$1.22 KMF538	+38.2%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

	Praia	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.31 CVE620.94	$10.91 KMF4,818	+73.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.42 CVE2,009.19	$30.95 KMF13,663	+51.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,166.78 CVE2,870,265.61	$18,241.41 KMF8,053,588	-37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.26 CVE1,698.24	$8.20 KMF3,619	-52.5%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 61.0% more for housing

	Praia	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.28 CVE5,046.88	$155.86 KMF68,814	+203.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$583.34 CVE57,405.31	$696.65 KMF307,569	+19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$388.89 CVE38,270.21	$578.75 KMF255,519	+48.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.61 CVE11,180.10	$81.96 KMF36,185	-27.9%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Praia	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$110.42 CVE10,866.32	$381.55 KMF168,453	+245.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,266.68 CVE321,469.75	$13,464.56 KMF5,944,608	+312.2%
Average			+278.9%

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 CVE243.97	$1.57 KMF693	-36.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 CVE146.50	$2.98 KMF1,318	+100.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.38 CVE430.54	$1.88 KMF828	-57.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.46 CVE3,587.83	$32.92 KMF14,535	-9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.83 CVE574.05	$6.23 KMF2,749	+6.7%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Praia	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.61 CVE4,783.78	$57.88 KMF25,552	+19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.89 CVE3,827.02	$57.88 KMF25,552	+48.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.50 CVE8,610.80	$105.03 KMF46,372	+20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.25 CVE12,916.20	$81.45 KMF35,962	-37.9%
Average			+12.5%

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