Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 33.8% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Italy, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
Italy
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Cabo Verde
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.46
|
$4.19
CVE423.78
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.35
|
$4.43
CVE449.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.25
|
$1.21
CVE122.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$0.75
CVE75.47
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.48
CVE149.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.61
|
$2.84
CVE287.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.48
|
$3.88
CVE392.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$2.46
CVE248.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.10
|
$2.78
CVE281.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.14
CVE115.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.94
CVE95.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.93
CVE94.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.33
CVE135.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.61
CVE62.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.68
CVE69.02
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.36
|
$5.65
CVE572.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.26
|
$20.69
CVE2,095.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€23,770.81
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,693,981.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.12
|
$13.30
CVE1,346.99
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.23
|
$60.53
CVE6,128.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€558.39
|
$269.88
CVE27,324.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€448.84
|
$191.54
CVE19,392.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€139.32
|
$61.63
CVE6,239.47
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€421.75
|
$112.11
CVE11,351.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,819.28
|
$1,714.71
CVE173,612.13
|
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pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.43
|
$3.06
CVE309.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.30
CVE131.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.79
|
$4.56
CVE461.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€47.55
|
$31.21
CVE3,159.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.56
|
$5.91
CVE598.66
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Italy
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€73.80
|
$29.56
CVE2,993.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.55
|
$29.56
CVE2,993.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€82.24
|
$78.84
CVE7,982.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€105.45
|
$147.82
CVE14,966.56
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