Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 37.2% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Texas, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
Texas
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Texas
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
Texas
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
Texas
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Texas
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Texas
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
|
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