Cost of living comparison
Praia is 0.8% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Praia instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
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