Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 89.8% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 88.4% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE424.80
|
$9.42
₡4,763
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
$8.16
₡4,129
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE122.81
|
$1.73
₡874
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE75.65
|
$1.50
₡761
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE150.15
|
$1.87
₡947
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE288.49
|
$4.15
₡2,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE393.75
|
$6.45
₡3,264
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE249.37
|
$2.63
₡1,331
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE281.84
|
$3.92
₡1,982
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE116.06
|
$1.85
₡935
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.65
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE94.70
|
$1.26
₡636
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.34
|
$0.97
₡488
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.38
|
$0.92
₡467
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE69.18
|
$1.08
₡547
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE573.75
|
$5.58
₡2,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
$44.09
₡22,303
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
$25,829.98
₡13,066,552
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$13.39
₡6,772
|
|
pay 91.8% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,143.34
|
$53.15
₡26,885
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,390.06
|
$813.71
₡411,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,439.13
|
$522.16
₡264,146
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,254.40
|
$64.83
₡32,795
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,378.17
|
$366.72
₡185,510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE174,027.61
|
$8,358.53
₡4,228,308
|
|
pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE310.30
|
$2.88
₡1,458
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE131.99
|
$2.93
₡1,480
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE462.57
|
$4.48
₡2,268
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,167.17
|
$55.95
₡28,304
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$7.18
₡3,631
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$66.61
₡33,694
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$44.99
₡22,761
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
$101.09
₡51,140
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,002.38
|
$77.50
₡39,204
|
|
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