Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 48.0% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 74.9% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
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