Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 41.7% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
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