Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 19.0% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
|
pay 91.5% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 13.1% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 51.6% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cabo Verde or Nicaragua. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.