Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 24.2% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Niger, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA756
|
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,314
|
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,414
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,065
|
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,042
|
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA660
|
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA162
|
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
|
pay 87.3% more for transportation
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,252,051
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,757
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 51.0% more for housing
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA347,118
|
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA228,211
|
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA155,488
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA578,569
|
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,807,762
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 68.5% more for clothing
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA28,928
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
|
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