Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 48.7% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Cabo Verde
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.35
|
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.00
|
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
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