Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 42.4% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 99.5% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
|
pay 59.8% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
?? | |
pay 75.7% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
|
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