Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 21.6% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
|
pay 33.8% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
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