Cost of living comparison
Praia is 17.6% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Praia instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
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Valletta
|
Praia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.43
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.82
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
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pay 31.6% more for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.38
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.00
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.49
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.34
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
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pay 1.2% less for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.16
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€23,885.86
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.41
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
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pay 7.8% more for housing
|
Valletta
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€28.80
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,036.75
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€906.31
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.04
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 72.6% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€626.11
|
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.37
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.64
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€44.72
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
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pay 4.0% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.03
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.88
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
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|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€96.56
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
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