Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 2.2 times more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 67.2% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$8.80
₩11,918
|
|
pay 38.1% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$98.82
₩133,835
|
|
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