Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 64.1% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
|
pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
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