Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 22.0% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.9% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 64.2% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 19.2% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 10.0% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 38.7% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 17.2% more in Cabo Verde

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, and housing in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Peru. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Cabo Verde.

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Cabo Verde vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Peru, you would:

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pay 72.9% more for restaurants

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 PEN11.93	$6.49 CVE636.84	+87.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 PEN21.58	$9.14 CVE896.16	+45.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 PEN3.38	$1.81 CVE177.58	+84.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$1.10 CVE107.91	+104.4%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 64.2% more for groceries

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 PEN6.64	$1.81 CVE177.40	-6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.69 PEN12.73	$8.45 CVE828.98	+128.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 PEN17.65	$5.55 CVE544.34	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.04	$2.59 CVE253.67	-11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 PEN9.03	$2.76 CVE270.68	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 PEN2.97	$1.58 CVE154.79	+82.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.66	$1.12 CVE109.78	+131.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$1.54 CVE150.88	+185.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.75	$1.69 CVE166.17	+233.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.61 CVE59.40	+44.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.41	$0.75 CVE73.94	+83.7%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 19.2% more for transportation

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 PEN20.01	$5.84 CVE572.94	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.42 PEN73.79	$29.80 CVE2,922.87	+39.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,430.71 PEN70,380.21	$28,897.98 CVE3M	+41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 PEN67.18	$17.22 CVE1,689.07	-11.7%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 10.0% more for housing

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.21 PEN100.61	$50.02 CVE4,906.55	+71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.10 PEN1,491.96	$414.04 CVE40,611.67	-4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.75 PEN856.90	$227.30 CVE22,294.98	-8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.94 PEN141.03	$92.56 CVE9,079.12	+126.1%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 38.7% less for childcare

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.64 PEN456.92	$120.41 CVE11,810.54	-9.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,456.55 PEN25,686.50	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-58.7%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 PEN8.04	$3.26 CVE319.92	+39.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 PEN10.42	$2.01 CVE196.85	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 PEN19.12	$4.97 CVE487.34	-10.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.34 PEN107.96	$29.79 CVE2,921.55	-5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 PEN17.43	$5.58 CVE547.01	+10.2%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 17.2% more for clothing

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 PEN161.52	$46.30 CVE4,541.67	-1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.32 PEN87.21	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	+0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.41 PEN225.33	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.54 PEN212.00	$116.61 CVE11,437.57	+89.5%
Average			+17.2%

Peru vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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