Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 9.8% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Cuba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Cuba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Cuba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
|
pay 29.7% less for childcare
Cuba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
|
pay 95.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
Cuba
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
|
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