Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 7.6% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE476.46
|
$4.62
COP17,952.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE413.71
|
$6.70
COP26,049.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE183.81
|
$0.81
COP3,131.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE102.03
|
$0.63
COP2,459.32
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE168.10
|
$1.38
COP5,370.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE502.21
|
$2.35
COP9,151.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE449.97
|
$4.16
COP16,160.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE256.12
|
$2.15
COP8,364.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE269.61
|
$2.31
COP8,982.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE131.37
|
$1.13
COP4,386.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE104.27
|
$0.46
COP1,796.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE126.69
|
$0.57
COP2,217.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE138.78
|
$0.54
COP2,093.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.18
|
$0.54
COP2,101.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE74.31
|
$0.49
COP1,910.76
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE555.75
|
$3.34
COP12,968.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
$35.05
COP136,211.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
$19,262.76
COP74,867,369.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,956.22
|
$15.84
COP61,573.26
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,625.28
|
$24.33
COP94,575.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,487.74
|
$281.86
COP1,095,506.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE21,141.01
|
$220.38
COP856,529.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,491.48
|
$72.51
COP281,831.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,396.07
|
$184.82
COP718,331.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE174,558.76
|
$4,560.16
COP17,723,704.44
|
|
pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE265.96
|
$1.16
COP4,520.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE159.15
|
$1.50
COP5,839.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE451.37
|
$2.30
COP8,951.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,176.47
|
$23.55
COP91,541.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
$4.00
COP15,556.38
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE3,010.43
|
$55.27
COP214,809.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
$38.92
COP151,275.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
$80.53
COP313,006.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE15,047.02
|
$70.84
COP275,335.15
|
|
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