Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 13.4% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Burma, you would:
pay 61.5% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
|
pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
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