Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 3.9 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.09
|
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.46
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.89
|
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.65
|
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.82
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.49
|
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.19
|
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.36
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.28
|
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.12
|
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.50
|
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.70
|
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.25
|
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.76
|
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.57
|
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,535.07
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,917.93
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.22
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,893.04
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,142.51
|
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,088.26
|
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,107.95
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,404.11
|
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,321.35
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.91
|
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.60
|
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.44
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.74
|
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR706.06
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,932.40
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,798.19
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,400.96
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,258.96
|
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
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