Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 65.0% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$4.19
CVE431.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$1.21
CVE124.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS243
|
$0.75
CVE76.80
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
$1.48
CVE152.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
$2.84
CVE292.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
$3.88
CVE399.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
$2.46
CVE253.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
$2.78
CVE286.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS964
|
$1.14
CVE117.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS381
|
$0.94
CVE97.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS728
|
$0.93
CVE96.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$1.33
CVE137.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.61
CVE63.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS277
|
$0.68
CVE70.24
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
$5.65
CVE582.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 47.9% more for housing
Somalia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
$60.53
CVE6,236.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
$269.88
CVE27,807.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
$191.54
CVE19,735.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
$61.63
CVE6,349.66
|
|
pay 98.3% more for childcare
Somalia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
$112.11
CVE11,551.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,678.26
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
$3.06
CVE315.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS641
|
$1.30
CVE134.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
$4.56
CVE469.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
$31.21
CVE3,215.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
$147.82
CVE15,230.88
|
|
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