Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 43.0% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 51.3% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE476.46
|
$10.14
MX$170.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE413.71
|
$8.52
MX$142.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE183.81
|
$1.35
MX$22.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE102.03
|
$1.02
MX$17.12
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE168.10
|
$2.68
MX$44.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE502.21
|
$4.17
MX$70.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE449.97
|
$5.88
MX$98.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE256.12
|
$2.68
MX$45.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE269.61
|
$3.49
MX$58.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE131.37
|
$1.32
MX$22.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE104.27
|
$0.63
MX$10.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE126.69
|
$0.79
MX$13.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE138.78
|
$0.77
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.18
|
$0.90
MX$15.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE74.31
|
$0.78
MX$13.02
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE555.75
|
$5.33
MX$89.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
$28.94
MX$485.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
$22,778.21
MX$382,227.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,956.22
|
$17.39
MX$291.82
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,625.28
|
$33.11
MX$555.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,487.74
|
$599.68
MX$10,062.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE21,141.01
|
$424.66
MX$7,126.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,491.48
|
$54.94
MX$921.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,396.07
|
$230.47
MX$3,867.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE174,558.76
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,915.74
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE265.96
|
$2.57
MX$43.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE159.15
|
$3.35
MX$56.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE451.37
|
$4.34
MX$72.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,176.47
|
$38.86
MX$652.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
$5.22
MX$87.62
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE3,010.43
|
$54.74
MX$918.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
$42.64
MX$715.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
$96.11
MX$1,612.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE15,047.02
|
$90.93
MX$1,525.77
|
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