Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 46.7% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
|
pay 65.8% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
|
pay 36.0% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
|
pay 91.3% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 99.7% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
|
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