Cost of living comparison

Cabo Verde

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 70.6% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.9% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 25.4% more in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in New Zealand are more expensive than in Cabo Verde. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

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New Zealand vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

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pay 46.1% more for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.49 CVE639.00	$13.26 NZ$23.29	+104.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.14 CVE899.20	$8.99 NZ$15.79	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.81 CVE178.18	$2.04 NZ$3.58	+12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 CVE108.27	$1.83 NZ$3.22	+66.5%
Average			+46.1%

Cabo Verde vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Cabo Verde	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CVE178.00	$1.73 NZ$3.03	-4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 CVE831.80	$3.78 NZ$6.64	-55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 CVE546.18	$6.47 NZ$11.37	+16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.59 CVE254.53	$5.79 NZ$10.17	+123.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 CVE271.60	$3.83 NZ$6.72	+38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 CVE155.31	$1.22 NZ$2.14	-22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 CVE110.15	$0.94 NZ$1.66	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 CVE151.39	$1.32 NZ$2.31	-14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CVE166.73	$2.20 NZ$3.86	+29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 CVE59.60	$0.89 NZ$1.56	+47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 CVE74.19	$0.67 NZ$1.17	-11.7%
Average			+3.5%

Cabo Verde vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Cabo Verde	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.84 CVE574.89	$6.34 NZ$11.13	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.80 CVE2,932.78	$83.43 NZ$146.48	+180.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,897.98 CVE3M	$24,108.51 NZ$42,329.05	-16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.22 CVE1,694.80	$17.20 NZ$30.19	-0.1%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Cabo Verde	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.02 CVE4,923.20	$49.30 NZ$86.56	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.04 CVE40,749.42	$976.74 NZ$1,714.93	+135.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$227.30 CVE22,370.60	$843.74 NZ$1,481.41	+271.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.56 CVE9,109.92	$95.64 NZ$167.92	+3.3%
Average			+139.2%

Cabo Verde vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.41 CVE11,850.60	$716.92 NZ$1,258.74	+495.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,082.45 CVE303K	$16,937.81 NZ$29,738.93	+449.5%
Average			+472.0%

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pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 CVE321.01	$5.70 NZ$10.00	+74.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 CVE197.52	$3.26 NZ$5.72	+62.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE488.99	$22.75 NZ$39.94	+357.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.79 CVE2,931.46	$39.17 NZ$68.77	+31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 CVE548.87	$10.27 NZ$18.03	+84.2%
Average			+78.9%

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pay 25.4% more for clothing

	Cabo Verde	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.30 CVE4,557.08	$63.30 NZ$111.14	+36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.35 CVE2,494.86	$33.63 NZ$59.04	+32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.91 CVE6,486.64	$91.48 NZ$160.61	+38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.61 CVE11,476.37	$114.46 NZ$200.97	-1.8%
Average			+25.4%

Cabo Verde vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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