Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 31.3% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Italy, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$4.66
CVE476.46
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$4.05
CVE413.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$1.80
CVE183.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.00
CVE102.03
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$1.64
CVE168.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$4.91
CVE502.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$4.40
CVE449.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$2.51
CVE256.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$2.64
CVE269.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.29
CVE131.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.02
CVE104.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.24
CVE126.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.36
CVE138.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.61
CVE62.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.73
CVE74.31
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$5.44
CVE555.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$19.14
CVE1,956.22
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$55.04
CVE5,625.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$278.73
CVE28,487.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$206.85
CVE21,141.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$63.51
CVE6,491.48
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$111.50
CVE11,396.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$1,707.91
CVE174,558.76
|
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pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$2.60
CVE265.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.56
CVE159.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$4.42
CVE451.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$31.08
CVE3,176.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$29.45
CVE3,010.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$147.22
CVE15,047.02
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