Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 16.9% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.01
|
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.51
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.17
|
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.96
|
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.68
|
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.83
|
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.73
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,227.77
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.26
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Qatar
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.41
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,446.87
|
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,425.33
|
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.07
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,524.37
|
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,681.72
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.27
|
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.19
|
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.06
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR479.14
|
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.02
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.74
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.99
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.69
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.10
|
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
|
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