Cost of living comparison

Cabo Verde

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 53.9% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 49.5% more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 6.5% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 58.4% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 10.6 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 3.7% more in Seoul

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Seoul are more expensive than in Praia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Seoul.

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Seoul vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Praia, you would:

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pay 27.0% more for restaurants

	Praia	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 CVE494.93	$8.96 ₩11,854	+78.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.10 CVE698.56	$7.46 ₩9,879	+5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CVE153.51	$1.58 ₩2,094	+1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 CVE115.18	$0.79 ₩1,040	-32.8%
Average			+27.0%

Praia vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.5% more for groceries

	Praia	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 CVE204.68	$3.10 ₩4,100	+48.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.93 CVE1,272.91	$8.84 ₩11,699	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 CVE505.26	$7.79 ₩10,315	+51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 CVE228.03	$3.61 ₩4,772	+55.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 CVE203.70	$4.74 ₩6,275	+129.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 CVE226.03	$3.46 ₩4,585	+50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 CVE135.80	$1.57 ₩2,073	+13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.86 CVE182.57	$2.59 ₩3,433	+39.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 CVE190.12	$2.83 ₩3,750	+46.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 CVE67.90	$1.66 ₩2,193	+140.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CVE63.37	$1.16 ₩1,529	+79.4%
Average			+49.5%

Praia vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% more for transportation

	Praia	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 CVE586.34	$5.53 ₩7,322	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.18 CVE2,871.73	$46.28 ₩61,248	+58.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,897.98 CVE3M	$29,385.60 ₩39M	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.61 CVE1,142.51	$8.51 ₩11,262	-26.7%
Average			+6.5%

Praia vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.4% more for housing

	Praia	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.37 CVE5,056.25	$20.82 ₩27,553	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$574.58 CVE56,550.22	$886.39 ₩1M	+54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$287.29 CVE28,275.11	$620.25 ₩821K	+115.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.60 CVE13,641.03	$162.69 ₩215K	+17.4%
Average			+58.4%

Praia vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 10.6 times more for childcare

	Praia	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.75 CVE12,474.31	$1,927.59 ₩3M	+1420.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,082.45 CVE303K	$22,602.27 ₩30M	+633.3%
Average			+956.0%

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pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 CVE249.49	$3.73 ₩4,939	+47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 CVE256.36	$4.10 ₩5,427	+57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.27 CVE518.93	$3.36 ₩4,445	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.69 CVE3,118.58	$58.22 ₩77,054	+83.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 CVE548.87	$11.20 ₩14,818	+100.8%
Average			+56.7%

Praia vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.7% more for clothing

	Praia	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.19 CVE6,120.32	$57.88 ₩76,606	-6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.35 CVE2,494.86	$32.77 ₩43,375	+29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.91 CVE6,486.64	$69.99 ₩92,632	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.26 CVE8,981.51	$82.45 ₩109K	-9.7%
Average			+3.7%

Praia vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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