Cost of living comparison
Syria is 26.9% cheaper than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Syria instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
$0.18
£447
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay 12.7% more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
$63.29
£159,007
|
|
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