Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 15.7% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
$8.42
P116.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
$0.88
P12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
$0.56
P7.76
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
$2.41
P33.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
$4.54
P62.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
$1.96
P27.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
$0.80
P11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
$0.71
P9.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
$0.96
P13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
$0.62
P8.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
$0.62
P8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
$0.68
P9.36
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
$4.19
P58.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$22.96
P318.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$18.98
P263.02
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
$1.61
P22.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
$2.31
P32.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
$33.61
P465.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
$62.31
P863.59
|
|
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