Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 63.2% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 82.3% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$4.66
CVE476.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$4.05
CVE413.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$1.80
CVE183.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$1.00
CVE102.03
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$1.64
CVE168.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$4.91
CVE502.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$4.40
CVE449.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$2.51
CVE256.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$2.64
CVE269.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$1.29
CVE131.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$1.02
CVE104.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$1.24
CVE126.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$1.36
CVE138.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$0.61
CVE62.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$0.73
CVE74.31
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$5.44
CVE555.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
$19.14
CVE1,956.22
|
|
pay 97.9% more for housing
Kenya
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
$55.04
CVE5,625.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$278.73
CVE28,487.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$206.85
CVE21,141.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
$63.51
CVE6,491.48
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
$111.50
CVE11,396.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
$1,707.91
CVE174,558.76
|
|
pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$2.60
CVE265.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$1.56
CVE159.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$4.42
CVE451.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$31.08
CVE3,176.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
$29.45
CVE3,010.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$147.22
CVE15,047.02
|
|
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