Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 41.2% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$4.66
CVE476.46
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$4.05
CVE413.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$1.80
CVE183.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$1.00
CVE102.03
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$1.64
CVE168.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$4.91
CVE502.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$4.40
CVE449.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$2.51
CVE256.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$2.64
CVE269.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$1.29
CVE131.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$1.02
CVE104.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$1.24
CVE126.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.36
CVE138.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$0.61
CVE62.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.73
CVE74.31
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$5.44
CVE555.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$19.14
CVE1,956.22
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Aruba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$55.04
CVE5,625.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$278.73
CVE28,487.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$206.85
CVE21,141.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$63.51
CVE6,491.48
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$111.50
CVE11,396.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$1,707.91
CVE174,558.76
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$2.60
CVE265.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$1.56
CVE159.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$4.42
CVE451.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$31.08
CVE3,176.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$29.45
CVE3,010.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$147.22
CVE15,047.02
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