Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 26.7% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
|
pay 56.6% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
pay 58.7% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
|
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