Cost of living comparison
Japan is 67.9% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Japan instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$4.91
¥765
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$1.99
¥309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$60.62
¥9,438
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$24.44
¥3,804
|
|
pay 39.3% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$480.50
¥74,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$321.68
¥50,077
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$240.59
¥37,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$55.52
¥8,644
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$11.57
¥1,801
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$85.48
¥13,307
|
|
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