Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 42.6% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.03
|
$4.19
CVE427.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.68
|
$4.43
CVE453.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
$1.21
CVE123.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$0.75
CVE76.18
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$2.98
|
$1.48
CVE151.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.09
|
$2.84
CVE290.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.38
|
$3.88
CVE396.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.47
|
$2.46
CVE251.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.23
|
$2.78
CVE283.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$1.14
CVE116.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.94
CVE96.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.18
|
$0.93
CVE95.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
$1.33
CVE136.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
$0.61
CVE62.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
$0.68
CVE69.67
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.06
|
$5.65
CVE577.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.48
|
$20.69
CVE2,115.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,053.78
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,719,451.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.14
|
$13.30
CVE1,359.73
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$87.92
|
$60.53
CVE6,186.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,429.93
|
$269.88
CVE27,583.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,198.94
|
$191.54
CVE19,576.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.22
|
$61.63
CVE6,298.46
|
|
pay 82.6% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,043.84
|
$112.11
CVE11,458.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,617.56
|
$1,714.71
CVE175,253.51
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.77
|
$3.06
CVE312.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.32
|
$1.30
CVE132.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.67
|
$4.56
CVE465.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.24
|
$31.21
CVE3,189.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.59
|
$5.91
CVE604.32
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.24
|
$29.56
CVE3,021.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.01
|
$29.56
CVE3,021.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$162.89
|
$78.84
CVE8,057.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$185.55
|
$147.82
CVE15,108.06
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