Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 23.1% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 35.7% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 28.6% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 48.6% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 70.4% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in Cabo Verde

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Cabo Verde. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.

Cabo Verde vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$6.49 CVE636.84	+184.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$9.14 CVE896.16	+204.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$1.81 CVE177.58	+127.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$1.10 CVE107.91	+35.3%
Average			+164.7%

Burma vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.7% more for groceries

	Burma	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$1.81 CVE177.40	+67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$8.45 CVE828.98	+103.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$5.55 CVE544.34	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$2.59 CVE253.67	+83.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$2.76 CVE270.68	+14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$1.58 CVE154.79	-20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$1.12 CVE109.78	+134.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$1.54 CVE150.88	+24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$1.69 CVE166.17	+96.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.61 CVE59.40	-30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.75 CVE73.94	+17.0%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 28.6% less for transportation

	Burma	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$5.84 CVE572.94	-83.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$29.80 CVE2,922.87	+151.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$17.22 CVE1,689.07	+91.3%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 48.6% more for housing

	Burma	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$50.02 CVE4,906.55	+167.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$414.04 CVE40,611.67	+46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$227.30 CVE22,294.98	+15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$92.56 CVE9,079.12	+144.7%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 70.4% less for childcare

	Burma	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$120.41 CVE11,810.54	-67.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-73.2%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$3.26 CVE319.92	+226.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$2.01 CVE196.85	+34.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$4.97 CVE487.34	+276.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$29.79 CVE2,921.55	+58.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$5.58 CVE547.01	+123.1%
Average			+110.7%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Burma	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$46.30 CVE4,541.67	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	-60.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	-34.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$116.61 CVE11,437.57	-10.1%
Average			-41.2%

Burma vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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