Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.9 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Praia, you would:
pay 75.1% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
$10.16
PLN40.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.88
|
$8.38
PLN33.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.29
|
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.19
|
$1.70
PLN6.84
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.40
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE548.13
|
$4.61
PLN18.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.00
|
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.22
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.59
|
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.27
|
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
$0.74
PLN3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.20
|
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.11
|
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.14
|
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
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pay 7.1% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE578.51
|
$6.40
PLN25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
$27.94
PLN112.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
$31,011.90
PLN124,867.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,292.27
|
$8.13
PLN32.73
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Praia
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,931.19
|
$16.13
PLN64.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,851.35
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,463.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,030.71
|
$848.90
PLN3,418.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,310.53
|
$229.74
PLN925.05
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,673.84
|
$527.99
PLN2,125.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,357.83
|
$13,833.43
PLN55,699.37
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.91
|
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.76
|
$3.66
PLN14.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE447.32
|
$4.83
PLN19.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,816.49
|
$42.12
PLN169.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
$7.62
PLN30.68
|
|
pay 16.7% more for clothing
|
Praia
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.42
PLN376.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
$42.56
PLN171.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
$90.76
PLN365.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,928.65
|
$105.66
PLN425.43
|
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