Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 2.5% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 1.8% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 6.9% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 78.8% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Cabo Verde

The cost of groceries and restaurants in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Turkey. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Cabo Verde. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.

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Cabo Verde vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 8.2% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.80 TRY386.28	$6.49 CVE636.84	-16.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.25 TRY408.38	$9.14 CVE896.16	+10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 TRY63.31	$1.81 CVE177.58	+41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY22.00	$1.10 CVE107.91	+147.6%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 TRY47.63	$1.81 CVE177.40	+88.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 TRY226.89	$8.45 CVE828.98	+84.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 TRY185.39	$5.55 CVE544.34	+48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 TRY106.63	$2.59 CVE253.67	+20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 TRY94.53	$2.76 CVE270.68	+44.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 TRY39.56	$1.58 CVE154.79	+97.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 TRY42.40	$1.12 CVE109.78	+30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 TRY22.93	$1.54 CVE150.88	+232.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 TRY27.10	$1.69 CVE166.17	+209.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY11.59	$0.61 CVE59.40	+158.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TRY9.29	$0.75 CVE73.94	+301.6%
Average			+103.4%

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pay 1.8% less for transportation

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 TRY251.45	$5.84 CVE572.94	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	$29.80 CVE2,922.87	-7.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,081.17 TRY2M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.30 TRY410.92	$17.22 CVE1,689.07	+107.5%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 6.9% less for housing

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.65 TRY675.87	$50.02 CVE4,906.55	+266.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	$414.04 CVE40,611.67	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	$227.30 CVE22,294.98	-34.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	$92.56 CVE9,079.12	+81.0%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 78.8% less for childcare

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	$120.41 CVE11,810.54	-80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,566.63 TRY672K	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-77.3%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 TRY149.34	$3.26 CVE319.92	+8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 TRY169.90	$2.01 CVE196.85	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.16 TRY106.77	$4.97 CVE487.34	+130.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	$29.79 CVE2,921.55	-44.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.91 TRY292.72	$5.58 CVE547.01	-5.7%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	$46.30 CVE4,541.67	+2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	-34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	$116.61 CVE11,437.57	+40.2%
Average			-9.1%

Turkey vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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