Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 32.5% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$4.19
CVE431.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,389
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA754
|
$1.21
CVE124.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA891
|
$0.75
CVE76.80
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$1.48
CVE152.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.84
CVE292.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,891
|
$3.88
CVE399.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,953
|
$2.46
CVE253.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,787
|
$2.78
CVE286.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA641
|
$1.14
CVE117.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.94
CVE97.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$0.93
CVE96.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA699
|
$1.33
CVE137.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA221
|
$0.61
CVE63.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA233
|
$0.68
CVE70.24
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,843
|
$5.65
CVE582.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,368
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$60.53
CVE6,236.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA272,995
|
$269.88
CVE27,807.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA141,841
|
$191.54
CVE19,735.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,791
|
$61.63
CVE6,349.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$112.11
CVE11,551.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,714.71
CVE176,678.26
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA566
|
$3.06
CVE315.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$1.30
CVE134.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$4.56
CVE469.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$31.21
CVE3,215.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA35,975
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,393
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
$147.82
CVE15,230.88
|
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