Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.2 times more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Mali instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 12.6% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE426.30
|
$8.00
CFA4,924
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE451.66
|
$4.83
CFA2,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE123.25
|
$0.89
CFA548
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE75.92
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE150.68
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE289.51
|
$7.81
CFA4,809
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE395.14
|
$8.20
CFA5,048
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE250.25
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE282.84
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE116.47
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.99
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE95.04
|
$1.07
CFA657
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.82
|
$1.27
CFA782
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.60
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE69.43
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE575.78
|
$4.89
CFA3,009
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,107.76
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,709,977.83
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,772,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,354.99
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,165.06
|
$35.94
CFA22,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,486.92
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,507.87
|
$538.39
CFA331,353
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,276.52
|
$204.36
CFA125,775
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,418.41
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE174,643.02
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,385,420
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE311.40
|
$2.00
CFA1,231
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE132.46
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE464.21
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,178.37
|
$69.94
CFA43,046
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
$6.00
CFA3,693
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
$25.00
CFA15,386
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,029.56
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,055.43
|
$125.00
CFA76,931
|
|
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