Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 25.1% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE424.80
|
$5.22
Q40.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
$5.77
Q44.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE122.81
|
$1.04
Q8.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE75.65
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE150.15
|
$1.81
Q14.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE288.49
|
$2.52
Q19.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE393.75
|
$6.12
Q47.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE249.37
|
$1.93
Q15.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE281.84
|
$2.75
Q21.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE116.06
|
$1.43
Q11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.65
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE94.70
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.34
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.38
|
$0.71
Q5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE69.18
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE573.75
|
$3.76
Q29.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
$14.82
Q115.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
$17,182.24
Q133,415.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$8.66
Q67.21
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,143.34
|
$48.06
Q373.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,390.06
|
$396.59
Q3,079.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,439.13
|
$390.71
Q3,033.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,254.40
|
$53.38
Q414.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,378.17
|
$172.19
Q1,337.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE174,027.61
|
$5,273.28
Q40,945.66
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE310.30
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE131.99
|
$2.32
Q17.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE462.57
|
$3.36
Q26.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,167.17
|
$41.57
Q322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$6.84
Q53.10
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$43.92
Q340.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$47.75
Q370.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
$98.16
Q762.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,002.38
|
$95.99
Q745.37
|
|
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