Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 39.7% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
|
pay 90.0% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
|
pay 42.6% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 76.0% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
|
pay 3.7% less for childcare
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
|
pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
|
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