Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 16.2% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Fiji
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
$10.87
|
$4.19
CVE431.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$2.51
|
$1.21
CVE124.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
$1.81
|
$0.75
CVE76.80
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
$1.48
CVE152.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
$11.34
|
$2.84
CVE292.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
$9.41
|
$3.88
CVE399.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
$2.46
CVE253.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
$4.73
|
$2.78
CVE286.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
$2.33
|
$1.14
CVE117.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
$1.85
|
$0.94
CVE97.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
$2.45
|
$0.93
CVE96.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$1.92
|
$1.33
CVE137.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
$1.31
|
$0.61
CVE63.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
$1.29
|
$0.68
CVE70.24
|
|
pay 59.2% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
$10.59
|
$5.65
CVE582.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
$79.13
|
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
$9.92
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 25.2% more for housing
Fiji
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
$60.53
CVE6,236.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
$269.88
CVE27,807.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
$662.15
|
$191.54
CVE19,735.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
$61.63
CVE6,349.66
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
Fiji
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
$414.51
|
$112.11
CVE11,551.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,678.26
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
$5.36
|
$3.06
CVE315.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
$5.62
|
$1.30
CVE134.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
$4.56
CVE469.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
$40.23
|
$31.21
CVE3,215.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
$8.89
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 64.9% more for clothing
Fiji
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
$137.69
|
$147.82
CVE15,230.88
|
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