Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 12.1% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Maldives
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
|
pay 34.7% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
pay 24.7% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
|
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