Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 29.8% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$4.19
CVE427.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$4.43
CVE453.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$1.21
CVE123.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$0.75
CVE76.18
|
|
pay 68.1% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$1.48
CVE151.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$2.84
CVE290.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$3.88
CVE396.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$2.46
CVE251.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$2.78
CVE283.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$1.14
CVE116.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.94
CVE96.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$0.93
CVE95.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$1.33
CVE136.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$0.61
CVE62.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.68
CVE69.67
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$5.65
CVE577.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$20.69
CVE2,115.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,719,451.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$13.30
CVE1,359.73
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$60.53
CVE6,186.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$269.88
CVE27,583.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$191.54
CVE19,576.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$61.63
CVE6,298.46
|
|
pay 25.7% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$112.11
CVE11,458.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$1,714.71
CVE175,253.51
|
|
pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$3.06
CVE312.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$1.30
CVE132.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$4.56
CVE465.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$31.21
CVE3,189.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$5.91
CVE604.32
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$29.56
CVE3,021.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$29.56
CVE3,021.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$78.84
CVE8,057.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$147.82
CVE15,108.06
|
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