Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 93.2% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
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Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
E£87.30
|
$4.17
CVE451.02
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.48
E£84.56
|
$4.49
CVE485.71
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
E£7.30
|
$1.26
CVE135.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
E£4.09
|
$0.71
CVE76.33
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pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
E£11.30
|
$1.47
CVE158.72
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
E£36.12
|
$0.96
CVE104.08
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
E£59.01
|
$3.75
CVE405.66
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
E£26.91
|
$2.23
CVE241.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
E£36.33
|
$2.93
CVE316.90
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
E£11.05
|
$1.11
CVE120.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
E£6.32
|
$0.91
CVE98.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.26
E£4.85
|
$0.86
CVE93.24
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
E£5.11
|
$1.29
CVE139.27
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£4.21
|
$0.58
CVE62.55
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
E£3.45
|
$0.58
CVE62.55
|
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pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
E£24.20
|
$4.90
CVE529.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.20
E£211.54
|
$20.22
CVE2,185.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,049.47
E£416,309.51
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
E£50.15
|
$12.52
CVE1,353.05
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pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
E£309.21
|
$62.70
CVE6,778.64
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$156.64
E£2,957.49
|
$303.26
CVE32,786.26
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$104.41
E£1,971.29
|
$190.67
CVE20,614.44
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|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.57
E£444.92
|
$67.94
CVE7,345.13
|
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pay 31.0% more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.75
E£1,430.24
|
$133.64
CVE14,448.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,699.99
E£50,977.76
|
$2,310.47
CVE249,793.76
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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
E£36.40
|
$2.68
CVE289.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
E£30.85
|
$1.30
CVE141.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
E£44.36
|
$3.61
CVE390.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.64
E£465.30
|
$36.10
CVE3,903.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
E£76.22
|
$5.78
CVE624.48
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pay 61.8% less for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.73
E£523.63
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
E£769.49
|
$14.44
CVE1,561.21
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.23
E£1,779.05
|
$38.51
CVE4,163.23
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.17
E£909.48
|
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