Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 78.7% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 63.1% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$2.88
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$38.18
€35.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$32,478.09
€29,852.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$9.87
€9.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$40.03
€36.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$868.97
€798.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$680.04
€625.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$91.68
€84.27
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$397.00
€364.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$7,801.09
€7,170.37
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$40.44
€37.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$7.87
€7.23
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$73.48
€67.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$33.58
€30.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$79.41
€72.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$97.29
€89.42
|
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