Cost of living comparison
France is 2.4 times more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in France instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE476.46
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE413.71
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE183.81
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE102.03
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE168.10
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE502.21
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE449.97
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE256.12
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE269.61
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE131.37
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE104.27
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE126.69
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE138.78
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.18
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE74.31
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE555.75
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,956.22
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,625.28
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,487.74
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE21,141.01
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,491.48
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,396.07
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE174,558.76
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE265.96
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE159.15
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE451.37
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,176.47
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 61.4% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE3,010.43
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE15,047.02
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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