Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.0 times more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Japan instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 24.0% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 62.6% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 83.4% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 79.6% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
|
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