Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 50.7% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Guam, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
Guam
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
|
$4.19
CVE431.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$1.21
CVE124.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
|
$0.75
CVE76.80
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
Guam
|
Cabo Verde
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.76
|
$1.48
CVE152.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.56
|
$2.84
CVE292.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.69
|
$3.88
CVE399.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.41
|
$2.46
CVE253.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$2.78
CVE286.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.81
|
$1.14
CVE117.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.94
CVE97.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$0.93
CVE96.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
|
$1.33
CVE137.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.61
CVE63.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.68
CVE70.24
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Guam
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
|
$5.65
CVE582.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.41
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 72.2% less for housing
Guam
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.27
|
$60.53
CVE6,236.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,304.42
|
$269.88
CVE27,807.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.96
|
$191.54
CVE19,735.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$283.31
|
$61.63
CVE6,349.66
|
|
pay 78.7% less for childcare
Guam
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.08
|
$112.11
CVE11,551.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,850.00
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,678.26
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
|
$3.06
CVE315.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$1.30
CVE134.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.09
|
$4.56
CVE469.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$115.38
|
$31.21
CVE3,215.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Guam
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.17
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.75
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.17
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
|
$147.82
CVE15,230.88
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