Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 0.6% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
|
pay 11.9% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
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