Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 46.6% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,506
|
$4.19
CVE426.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
$4.43
CVE451.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$1.21
CVE123.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$0.75
CVE75.92
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$1.48
CVE150.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$2.84
CVE289.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr748
|
$3.88
CVE395.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$2.46
CVE250.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$2.78
CVE282.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$1.14
CVE116.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.94
CVE95.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$0.93
CVE95.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$1.33
CVE135.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$0.61
CVE62.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.68
CVE69.43
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$5.65
CVE575.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,876
|
$20.69
CVE2,107.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,709,977.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,368
|
$13.30
CVE1,354.99
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Iceland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
$60.53
CVE6,165.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
$269.88
CVE27,486.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
$191.54
CVE19,507.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
$61.63
CVE6,276.52
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,443
|
$112.11
CVE11,418.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
$1,714.71
CVE174,643.02
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$3.06
CVE311.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$1.30
CVE132.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
$4.56
CVE464.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,996
|
$31.21
CVE3,178.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
$78.84
CVE8,029.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,619
|
$147.82
CVE15,055.43
|
|
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