Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 27.9% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 32.5% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,933
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA604
|
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA297
|
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,413
|
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,269
|
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA333
|
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA379
|
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
|
pay 84.2% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,395
|
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA9,022
|
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,319,917
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,436
|
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,487
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA173,423
|
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA116,310
|
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,553
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,460
|
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA948,517
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA767
|
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,068
|
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,609
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,819
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,566
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,274
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,421
|
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
|
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