Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 44.1% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Australia, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.50
|
$4.19
CVE424.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.78
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.76
|
$1.21
CVE122.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.15
|
$0.75
CVE75.65
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
Australia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.07
|
$1.48
CVE150.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.50
|
$2.84
CVE288.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.67
|
$3.88
CVE393.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.40
|
$2.46
CVE249.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.46
|
$2.78
CVE281.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$1.14
CVE116.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.94
CVE95.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$0.93
CVE94.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.22
|
$1.33
CVE135.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$0.61
CVE62.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.68
CVE69.18
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Australia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.59
|
$5.65
CVE573.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.72
|
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,885.56
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.44
|
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
Australia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.68
|
$60.53
CVE6,143.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,717.62
|
$269.88
CVE27,390.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,364.34
|
$191.54
CVE19,439.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.98
|
$61.63
CVE6,254.40
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
Australia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,107.88
|
$112.11
CVE11,378.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,584.59
|
$1,714.71
CVE174,027.61
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.77
|
$3.06
CVE310.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.06
|
$1.30
CVE131.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.65
|
$4.56
CVE462.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.69
|
$31.21
CVE3,167.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.80
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Australia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.69
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.18
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$156.09
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.54
|
$147.82
CVE15,002.38
|
|
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