Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 0.9% cheaper than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE476.46
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE413.71
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE183.81
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE102.03
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE168.10
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE502.21
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE449.97
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE256.12
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE269.61
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE131.37
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE104.27
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE126.69
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE138.78
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.18
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE74.31
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE555.75
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,956.22
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,625.28
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,487.74
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE21,141.01
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,491.48
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,396.07
|
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE174,558.76
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE265.96
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE159.15
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE451.37
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,176.47
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE3,010.43
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE15,047.02
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
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