Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 28.9% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of China, you would:
pay 74.6% more for restaurants
China
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
$4.19
CVE426.30
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.98
|
$4.43
CVE451.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.21
CVE123.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.75
CVE75.92
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
China
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$1.48
CVE150.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
$2.84
CVE289.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.63
|
$3.88
CVE395.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$2.46
CVE250.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
$2.78
CVE282.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$1.14
CVE116.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.94
CVE95.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.93
CVE95.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.33
CVE135.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.61
CVE62.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.68
CVE69.43
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
China
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.57
|
$5.65
CVE575.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.93
|
$20.69
CVE2,107.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,758.29
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,709,977.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.98
|
$13.30
CVE1,354.99
|
|
pay 81.2% more for housing
China
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.31
|
$60.53
CVE6,165.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,902.19
|
$269.88
CVE27,486.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.05
|
$191.54
CVE19,507.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.95
|
$61.63
CVE6,276.52
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
China
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,303.95
|
$112.11
CVE11,418.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,432.37
|
$1,714.71
CVE174,643.02
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$3.06
CVE311.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
$1.30
CVE132.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
$4.56
CVE464.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.90
|
$31.21
CVE3,178.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
China
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.97
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.10
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.94
|
$78.84
CVE8,029.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.15
|
$147.82
CVE15,055.43
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