Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 19.5% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE476.46
|
$6.24
TRY202.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE413.71
|
$6.07
TRY196.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE183.81
|
$1.14
TRY36.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE102.03
|
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
|
pay 49.6% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE168.10
|
$0.69
TRY22.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE502.21
|
$3.56
TRY115.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE449.97
|
$2.89
TRY93.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE256.12
|
$1.43
TRY46.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE269.61
|
$2.52
TRY81.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE131.37
|
$0.43
TRY13.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE104.27
|
$0.59
TRY19.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE126.69
|
$0.47
TRY15.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE138.78
|
$0.35
TRY11.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.18
|
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE74.31
|
$0.17
TRY5.52
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE555.75
|
$4.52
TRY146.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
$18.83
TRY610.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,998.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,956.22
|
$6.53
TRY211.65
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,625.28
|
$10.43
TRY338.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,487.74
|
$399.75
TRY12,953.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE21,141.01
|
$359.90
TRY11,662.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,491.48
|
$43.40
TRY1,406.22
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,396.07
|
$278.07
TRY9,010.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE174,558.76
|
$5,884.06
TRY190,668.38
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE265.96
|
$2.38
TRY77.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE159.15
|
$2.28
TRY73.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE451.37
|
$1.80
TRY58.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,176.47
|
$32.86
TRY1,064.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
$4.42
TRY143.20
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE3,010.43
|
$45.31
TRY1,468.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
$80.01
TRY2,592.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE15,047.02
|
$73.48
TRY2,380.94
|
|
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