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
BGN20.36
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.75
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.91
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.08
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.81
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.26
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.59
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.50
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.49
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.59
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.50
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.06
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.94
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.87
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
|
pay 28.3% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.51
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN50.90
|
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN55,639.02
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN13.95
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
|
pay 68.1% more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.04
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,060.55
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN799.18
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN211.99
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,029.88
|
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,533.49
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.09
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.20
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.21
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN68.81
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN131.21
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.36
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN184.41
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN189.77
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
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