Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 45.4% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Chad, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$4.66
CVE476.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$4.05
CVE413.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$1.80
CVE183.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$1.00
CVE102.03
|
|
pay 49.6% more for groceries
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$1.64
CVE168.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$4.91
CVE502.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$4.40
CVE449.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$2.51
CVE256.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.64
CVE269.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$1.29
CVE131.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$1.02
CVE104.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$1.24
CVE126.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.36
CVE138.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.61
CVE62.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.73
CVE74.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$5.44
CVE555.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$19.14
CVE1,956.22
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$55.04
CVE5,625.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$278.73
CVE28,487.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$206.85
CVE21,141.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$63.51
CVE6,491.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$111.50
CVE11,396.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$1,707.91
CVE174,558.76
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$2.60
CVE265.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$1.56
CVE159.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$4.42
CVE451.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$31.08
CVE3,176.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$29.45
CVE3,010.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$147.22
CVE15,047.02
|
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