Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 3.9 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$4.19
CVE431.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$1.21
CVE124.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.75
CVE76.80
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$1.48
CVE152.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$2.84
CVE292.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$3.88
CVE399.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$2.46
CVE253.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$2.78
CVE286.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.14
CVE117.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.94
CVE97.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.93
CVE96.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$1.33
CVE137.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.61
CVE63.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.68
CVE70.24
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$5.65
CVE582.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$60.53
CVE6,236.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$269.88
CVE27,807.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$191.54
CVE19,735.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$61.63
CVE6,349.66
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$112.11
CVE11,551.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,678.26
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$3.06
CVE315.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$1.30
CVE134.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$4.56
CVE469.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$31.21
CVE3,215.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$147.82
CVE15,230.88
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cabo Verde or Pakistan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.