Cost of living comparison
Burma is 65.3% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Burma instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
$2.92
K6,110
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
$0.58
K1,218
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
$0.34
K710
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
$4.84
K10,132
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
$5.47
K11,461
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
$2.68
K5,615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
$0.86
K1,793
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
$0.34
K712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
$0.98
K2,046
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
$0.72
K1,502
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
$0.57
K1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
$0.73
K1,521
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
$2.73
K5,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$17.15
K35,931
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$9.47
K19,847
|
|
pay 55.4% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
$320.96
K672,535
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
$1.09
K2,293
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
$2.07
K4,328
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
$34.84
K73,012
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$3.92
K8,220
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
$88.67
K185,806
|
|
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