Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 46.1% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Cabo Verde
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.21
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.16
|
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.83
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.77
|
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.88
|
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.03
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.62
|
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.41
|
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.68
|
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.86
|
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.42
|
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.41
|
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD12.02
|
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD131.02
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD153,535.12
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.28
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Singapore
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.44
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,904.98
|
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,301.99
|
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD167.62
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,717.39
|
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD37,250.05
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.39
|
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.35
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD153.85
|
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.84
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD101.81
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.64
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD145.78
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD152.26
|
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
|
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