Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.9 times more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
|
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