Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 13.4% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Burma, you would:
pay 61.5% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$4.19
CVE431.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$1.21
CVE124.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$0.75
CVE76.80
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$1.48
CVE152.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$2.84
CVE292.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$3.88
CVE399.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$2.46
CVE253.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$2.78
CVE286.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$1.14
CVE117.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.94
CVE97.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$0.93
CVE96.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$1.33
CVE137.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$0.61
CVE63.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$0.68
CVE70.24
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$5.65
CVE582.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$60.53
CVE6,236.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$269.88
CVE27,807.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$191.54
CVE19,735.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$61.63
CVE6,349.66
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$112.11
CVE11,551.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,678.26
|
|
pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$3.06
CVE315.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$1.30
CVE134.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$4.56
CVE469.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$31.21
CVE3,215.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Burma
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$147.82
CVE15,230.88
|
|
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