Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 8.5% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P115.27
|
$4.19
CVE424.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.11
|
$1.21
CVE122.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.66
|
$0.75
CVE75.65
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.34
|
$1.48
CVE150.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.01
|
$2.84
CVE288.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.21
|
$3.88
CVE393.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.22
|
$2.46
CVE249.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P26.81
|
$2.78
CVE281.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.01
|
$1.14
CVE116.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.76
|
$0.94
CVE95.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.15
|
$0.93
CVE94.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.51
|
$1.33
CVE135.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.50
|
$0.61
CVE62.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.25
|
$0.68
CVE69.18
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.41
|
$5.65
CVE573.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P314.39
|
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P256,748.49
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P259.89
|
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
|
pay 13.6% more for housing
Botswana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,175.20
|
$60.53
CVE6,143.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,445.15
|
$269.88
CVE27,390.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,769.59
|
$191.54
CVE19,439.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P464.22
|
$61.63
CVE6,254.40
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,253.10
|
$112.11
CVE11,378.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,295.89
|
$1,714.71
CVE174,027.61
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.01
|
$3.06
CVE310.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.70
|
$1.30
CVE131.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P57.64
|
$4.56
CVE462.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P460.22
|
$31.21
CVE3,167.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P78.60
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P583.86
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P300.91
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P763.51
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P853.33
|
$147.82
CVE15,002.38
|
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