Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 52.4% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Jersey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
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