Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 21.9% cheaper than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
|
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