Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 18.0% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,017.08
|
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD897.85
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.40
|
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.19
|
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.87
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,089.99
|
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,823.36
|
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.82
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.95
|
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD484.68
|
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.42
|
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD238.15
|
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.24
|
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.77
|
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.39
|
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD782.63
|
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,843.42
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,050,457.94
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,758.30
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,910.41
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,990.19
|
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,924.66
|
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,420.85
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
Jamaica
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,203.08
|
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD587,159.35
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD342.14
|
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD504.42
|
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.75
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,664.94
|
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,384.09
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 42.3% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,590.44
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,032.55
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD9,011.29
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,687.41
|
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
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