Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 3.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£125.73
|
$4.19
CVE424.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.66
|
$1.21
CVE122.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.57
|
$0.75
CVE75.65
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
$1.48
CVE150.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£57.38
|
$2.84
CVE288.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£112.94
|
$3.88
CVE393.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
$2.46
CVE249.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£74.03
|
$2.78
CVE281.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£18.87
|
$1.14
CVE116.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.26
|
$0.94
CVE95.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.45
|
$0.93
CVE94.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.89
|
$1.33
CVE135.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.57
|
$0.61
CVE62.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.69
|
$0.68
CVE69.18
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£47.59
|
$5.65
CVE573.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£372.68
|
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£86.26
|
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
$60.53
CVE6,143.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
$269.88
CVE27,390.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
$191.54
CVE19,439.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
$61.63
CVE6,254.40
|
|
pay 46.6% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
$112.11
CVE11,378.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
$1,714.71
CVE174,027.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£67.64
|
$3.06
CVE310.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£48.15
|
$1.30
CVE131.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
$4.56
CVE462.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£709.63
|
$31.21
CVE3,167.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£146.22
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
$147.82
CVE15,002.38
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