Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 24.4% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
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