Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 22.4% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Liberia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
|
pay 12.2% more for childcare
Liberia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cabo Verde or Liberia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.