Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 28.5% cheaper than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$4.19
CVE431.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$1.21
CVE124.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.75
CVE76.80
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.48
CVE152.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.84
CVE292.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$3.88
CVE399.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.46
CVE253.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$2.78
CVE286.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.14
CVE117.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$0.94
CVE97.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$0.93
CVE96.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$1.33
CVE137.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.61
CVE63.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.68
CVE70.24
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$5.65
CVE582.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$60.53
CVE6,236.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$269.88
CVE27,807.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$191.54
CVE19,735.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
$61.63
CVE6,349.66
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$112.11
CVE11,551.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,714.71
CVE176,678.26
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$3.06
CVE315.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$1.30
CVE134.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.56
CVE469.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$31.21
CVE3,215.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$147.82
CVE15,230.88
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