Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 7.6 times more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
$41.23
€38.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
$10.72
€10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
$8.50
€7.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
$6.64
€6.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
pay 37.7% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
$8.27
€7.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
$38.21
€35.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
$18.25
€17.05
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
$107.38
€100.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
$5,818.99
€5,435.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
$4,384.68
€4,095.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
$226.60
€211.67
|
|
pay 21.3 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
$3,518.24
€3,286.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
$19,240.37
€17,972.54
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
$4.42
€4.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
$604.70
€564.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$142.47
€133.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$39.03
€36.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
$149.66
€139.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
|
$481.56
€449.83
|
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