Cost of living comparison
France is 2.5 times more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in France instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE424.80
|
$16.13
€14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE122.81
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE75.65
|
$1.88
€1.74
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE150.15
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE288.49
|
$8.33
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE393.75
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE249.37
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE281.84
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE116.06
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.65
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE94.70
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.34
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.38
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE69.18
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 56.6% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE573.75
|
$7.84
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
$52.45
€48.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$18.05
€16.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,143.34
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,390.06
|
$760.64
€700.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,439.13
|
$610.71
€562.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,254.40
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,378.17
|
$674.24
€620.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE174,027.61
|
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
|
pay 96.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE310.30
|
$6.24
€5.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE131.99
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE462.57
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,167.17
|
$37.98
€34.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$11.22
€10.33
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,002.38
|
$122.71
€113.01
|
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