Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 5.5% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Laos, you would:
pay 33.7% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Laos
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
|
pay 53.9% more for transportation
Laos
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
Laos
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
Laos
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Laos
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
|
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