Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 26.2% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Japan, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Japan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Japan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Japan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Japan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
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