Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 38.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$4.66
CVE476.46
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$4.05
CVE413.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$1.80
CVE183.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$1.00
CVE102.03
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$1.64
CVE168.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$4.91
CVE502.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$4.40
CVE449.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$2.51
CVE256.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$2.64
CVE269.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.29
CVE131.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.02
CVE104.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$1.24
CVE126.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$1.36
CVE138.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.61
CVE62.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.73
CVE74.31
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$5.44
CVE555.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$19.14
CVE1,956.22
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$55.04
CVE5,625.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$278.73
CVE28,487.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$206.85
CVE21,141.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$63.51
CVE6,491.48
|
|
pay 91.3% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$111.50
CVE11,396.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$1,707.91
CVE174,558.76
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$2.60
CVE265.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$1.56
CVE159.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$4.42
CVE451.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$31.08
CVE3,176.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$29.45
CVE3,010.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$147.22
CVE15,047.02
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