Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 29.8% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
|
pay 68.1% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
|
pay 25.7% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
|
pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
|
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