Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 33.8% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
|
pay 80.6% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
|
pay 98.7% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
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