Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 22.5% cheaper than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE424.80
|
$2.71
$10,522
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
$5.26
$20,425
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE122.81
|
$0.60
$2,337
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE75.65
|
$0.46
$1,782
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE150.15
|
$0.87
$3,390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE288.49
|
$1.61
$6,254
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE393.75
|
$3.28
$12,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE249.37
|
$1.65
$6,411
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE281.84
|
$1.55
$6,041
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE116.06
|
$0.83
$3,229
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.65
|
$0.29
$1,141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE94.70
|
$0.37
$1,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.34
|
$0.40
$1,539
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.38
|
$0.30
$1,180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE69.18
|
$0.33
$1,299
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE573.75
|
$2.04
$7,908
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
$23.61
$91,738
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
$14,617.95
$56,789,953
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$11.28
$43,822
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,143.34
|
$21.37
$83,037
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,390.06
|
$208.57
$810,280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,439.13
|
$176.18
$684,461
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,254.40
|
$46.64
$181,193
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,378.17
|
$104.33
$405,334
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE174,027.61
|
$3,004.13
$11,670,872
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE310.30
|
$0.90
$3,480
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE131.99
|
$1.21
$4,684
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE462.57
|
$1.90
$7,370
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,167.17
|
$18.34
$71,253
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$2.91
$11,318
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$40.50
$157,331
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$27.32
$106,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
$60.30
$234,248
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,002.38
|
$45.16
$175,437
|
|
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