Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 10.3% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,924
|
$4.19
CVE426.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,974
|
$4.43
CVE451.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA548
|
$1.21
CVE123.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$0.75
CVE75.92
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$1.48
CVE150.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,809
|
$2.84
CVE289.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,048
|
$3.88
CVE395.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$2.46
CVE250.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$2.78
CVE282.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
CVE116.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.94
CVE95.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA657
|
$0.93
CVE95.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA782
|
$1.33
CVE135.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.61
CVE62.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.68
CVE69.43
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,009
|
$5.65
CVE575.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.69
CVE2,107.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,772,583
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,709,977.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.30
CVE1,354.99
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,120
|
$60.53
CVE6,165.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,452
|
$269.88
CVE27,486.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,353
|
$191.54
CVE19,507.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,775
|
$61.63
CVE6,276.52
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$112.11
CVE11,418.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,385,420
|
$1,714.71
CVE174,643.02
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,231
|
$3.06
CVE311.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$1.30
CVE132.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$4.56
CVE464.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,046
|
$31.21
CVE3,178.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,693
|
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,386
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.84
CVE8,029.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,931
|
$147.82
CVE15,055.43
|
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