Cost of living comparison
Praia is 11.1% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Praia instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
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Sofia
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
|
pay 28.3% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
|
pay 68.1% more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
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