Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Cabo Verde
  3. United States
  4. Michigan
  5. Comparison
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COMPARED TO
USD

Michigan is 97.2% more expensive than Cabo Verde.

If you lived in Michigan instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
local_dining

pay 74.0% more for restaurants

  Cabo Verde help_outline Michigan help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.32
CVE514.25
$13.42 +152.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.85
CVE565.67
$7.37 +26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.28
CVE123.42
$1.72 +34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.74
CVE71.99
$1.36 +83.0%
Average +74.0%
Cabo Verde vs. Michigan - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 74.4% more for groceries

  Cabo Verde help_outline Michigan help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.17
CVE113.13
$2.17 +85.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.06
CVE102.85
$4.91 +362.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.62
CVE350.40
$2.32 -35.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.55
CVE246.84
$1.84 -27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.41
CVE233.26
$3.50 +45.2%
Apples (1 lb) $1.21
CVE116.63
$1.92 +59.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.87
CVE83.97
$0.61 -29.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.96
CVE93.30
$1.99 +105.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.96
CVE93.30
$1.73 +79.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.72
CVE69.98
$1.24 +71.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.63
CVE60.65
$1.28 +103.8%
Average +74.4%
Cabo Verde vs. Michigan - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 10.2% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.63
CVE447.73
$2.48 -46.5%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $50.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $22,224.12
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $9.84
CVE951.36
$16.41 +66.9%
Average +10.2%
Cabo Verde vs. Michigan - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 3.1 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $71.59
CVE6,925.20
$62.99 -12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $318.98
CVE30,854.87
$962.98 +201.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $110.46
CVE10,685.21
$793.65 +618.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $87.41
CVE8,454.84
$113.26 +29.6%
Average +209.5%
Cabo Verde vs. Michigan - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay (unknown) more for childcare

  Cabo Verde Michigan help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $756.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $11,788.89
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gamepad

pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.06
CVE102.85
$3.80 +257.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.17
CVE113.13
$3.85 +229.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.19
CVE308.55
$7.46 +133.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $37.21
CVE3,599.73
$34.44 -7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.44
CVE719.95
$10.86 +45.9%
Average +131.8%
Cabo Verde vs. Michigan - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 83.1% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $43.96
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $15.95
CVE1,542.74
$30.60 +91.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $42.53
CVE4,113.98
$74.14 +74.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) ?? $88.17
Average +83.1%
Cabo Verde vs. Michigan - Cost of clothing
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