Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 26.5% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 54.7% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱189.23
|
$4.19
CVE424.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱172.82
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.30
|
$1.21
CVE122.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.34
|
$0.75
CVE75.65
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.16
|
$1.48
CVE150.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱183.57
|
$2.84
CVE288.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱381.17
|
$3.88
CVE393.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱102.65
|
$2.46
CVE249.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱107.84
|
$2.78
CVE281.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.71
|
$1.14
CVE116.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.19
|
$0.94
CVE95.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱59.87
|
$0.93
CVE94.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.72
|
$1.33
CVE135.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.49
|
$0.61
CVE62.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.72
|
$0.68
CVE69.18
|
|
pay 84.2% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱277.30
|
$5.65
CVE573.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱682.09
|
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,419,488.32
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱217.57
|
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Philippines
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,166.73
|
$60.53
CVE6,143.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,259.47
|
$269.88
CVE27,390.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,721.51
|
$191.54
CVE19,439.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,224.19
|
$61.63
CVE6,254.40
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,628.01
|
$112.11
CVE11,378.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱338,612.91
|
$1,714.71
CVE174,027.61
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.32
|
$3.06
CVE310.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱132.84
|
$1.30
CVE131.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱138.12
|
$4.56
CVE462.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,133.05
|
$31.21
CVE3,167.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱286.18
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,130.80
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,293.93
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,803.49
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,403.08
|
$147.82
CVE15,002.38
|
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