Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Ecuador
  3. Cabo Verde
  4. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
CVE

Cabo Verde is 18.2% more expensive than Ecuador.

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Ecuador, you would:
local_dining

pay 52.2% more for restaurants

  Ecuador help_outline Cabo Verde help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00 $5.32
CVE514.25
+77.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.48 $5.85
CVE565.67
+6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69 $1.28
CVE123.42
+84.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.53 $0.74
CVE71.99
+40.6%
Average +52.2%
Ecuador vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 43.4% more for groceries

  Ecuador help_outline Cabo Verde help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.39 $1.17
CVE113.13
-15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.95 $1.06
CVE102.85
-45.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.82 $3.62
CVE350.40
-5.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.51 $2.55
CVE246.84
+69.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.12 $2.41
CVE233.26
+13.8%
Apples (1 lb) $0.78 $1.21
CVE116.63
+54.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.46 $0.87
CVE83.97
+90.0%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.48 $0.96
CVE93.30
+101.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.49 $0.96
CVE93.30
+96.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.40 $0.72
CVE69.98
+79.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.45 $0.63
CVE60.65
+40.1%
Average +43.4%
Ecuador vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 43.5% more for transportation

  Ecuador help_outline Cabo Verde help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.23 $4.63
CVE447.73
+107.3%
Monthly public transit pass $16.99 ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,687.50 ??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $12.34 $9.84
CVE951.36
-20.3%
Average +43.5%
Ecuador vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 46.2% more for housing

  Ecuador help_outline Cabo Verde help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $40.36 $71.59
CVE6,925.20
+77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $378.97 $318.98
CVE30,854.87
-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $262.59 $110.46
CVE10,685.21
-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $31.10 $87.41
CVE8,454.84
+181.1%
Average +46.2%
Ecuador vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay (unknown) more for childcare

  Ecuador help_outline Cabo Verde  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $214.20 ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,207.59 ??
Ecuador vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

  Ecuador help_outline Cabo Verde help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.73 $1.06
CVE102.85
-38.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.97 $1.17
CVE113.13
-40.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.11 $3.19
CVE308.55
-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym $38.69 $37.21
CVE3,599.73
-3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.05 $7.44
CVE719.95
+23.1%
Average -19.5%
Ecuador vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 56.9% less for clothing

  Ecuador help_outline Cabo Verde help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $51.55 ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $41.07 $15.95
CVE1,542.74
-61.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $89.80 $42.53
CVE4,113.98
-52.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $69.13 ??
Average -56.9%
Ecuador vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing
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