Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 4.5% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.80
|
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.55
|
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.95
|
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.28
|
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
|
pay 67.8% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.92
|
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
Brunei
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND911.98
|
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND666.65
|
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.88
|
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
|
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