Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 1.3% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$134.68
|
$4.19
CVE427.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$109.71
|
$4.43
CVE453.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.31
|
$1.21
CVE123.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$12.87
|
$0.75
CVE76.18
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.33
|
$1.48
CVE151.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$59.38
|
$2.84
CVE290.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$81.43
|
$3.88
CVE396.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$33.98
|
$2.46
CVE251.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.32
|
$2.78
CVE283.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.24
|
$1.14
CVE116.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
$0.94
CVE96.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
$0.93
CVE95.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.78
|
$1.33
CVE136.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.42
|
$0.61
CVE62.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.76
|
$0.68
CVE69.67
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$77.87
|
$5.65
CVE577.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$347.08
|
$20.69
CVE2,115.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$313,357.83
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,719,451.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$198.43
|
$13.30
CVE1,359.73
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$510.04
|
$60.53
CVE6,186.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,079.89
|
$269.88
CVE27,583.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,856.70
|
$191.54
CVE19,576.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$778.29
|
$61.63
CVE6,298.46
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,431.09
|
$112.11
CVE11,458.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$65,514.43
|
$1,714.71
CVE175,253.51
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.84
|
$3.06
CVE312.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$44.50
|
$1.30
CVE132.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.02
|
$4.56
CVE465.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$578.54
|
$31.21
CVE3,189.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$70.32
|
$5.91
CVE604.32
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$751.44
|
$29.56
CVE3,021.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$583.92
|
$29.56
CVE3,021.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,375.78
|
$78.84
CVE8,057.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,182.29
|
$147.82
CVE15,108.06
|
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