Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 24.2% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Niger, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA760
|
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA368
|
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA373
|
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA664
|
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA163
|
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
|
pay 87.3% more for transportation
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 51.0% more for housing
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 68.5% more for clothing
Niger
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
|
|
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