Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 9.0% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE426.30
|
$3.36
₱189.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE451.66
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE123.25
|
$0.71
₱40.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE75.92
|
$0.41
₱23.41
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE150.68
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE289.51
|
$3.26
₱184.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE395.14
|
$6.76
₱382.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE250.25
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE282.84
|
$1.91
₱108.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE116.47
|
$1.17
₱65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.99
|
$0.68
₱38.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE95.04
|
$1.06
₱60.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.82
|
$0.65
₱36.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.60
|
$0.81
₱45.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE69.43
|
$1.02
₱57.91
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE575.78
|
$4.92
₱278.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,107.76
|
$12.10
₱684.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,709,977.83
|
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,354.99
|
$3.86
₱218.28
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,165.06
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,486.92
|
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,507.87
|
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,276.52
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,418.41
|
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE174,643.02
|
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE311.40
|
$1.30
₱73.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE132.46
|
$2.36
₱133.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE464.21
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,178.37
|
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
$5.08
₱287.12
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,029.56
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,055.43
|
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
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