Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 48.0% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$4.19
CVE427.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$4.43
CVE453.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.21
CVE123.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.75
CVE76.18
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.48
CVE151.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$2.84
CVE290.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$3.88
CVE396.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$2.46
CVE251.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$2.78
CVE283.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.14
CVE116.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.94
CVE96.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.93
CVE95.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.33
CVE136.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.61
CVE62.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.68
CVE69.67
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$5.65
CVE577.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$20.69
CVE2,115.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,607.54
CVE2,719,451.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$13.30
CVE1,359.73
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$60.53
CVE6,186.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$269.88
CVE27,583.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$191.54
CVE19,576.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$61.63
CVE6,298.46
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$112.11
CVE11,458.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$1,714.71
CVE175,253.51
|
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$3.06
CVE312.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.30
CVE132.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$4.56
CVE465.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$31.21
CVE3,189.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$5.91
CVE604.32
|
|
pay 74.9% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$29.56
CVE3,021.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$29.56
CVE3,021.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$78.84
CVE8,057.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$147.82
CVE15,108.06
|
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