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Cabo Verde vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 21.9% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 35.8% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 62.0% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 44.9% less in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$7.62 CVE716.88	-77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$7.18 CVE675.53	-47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$2.28 CVE214.79	-1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$1.19 CVE111.95	+48.8%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 35.8% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$1.85 CVE174.28	+10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$9.18 CVE863.16	-54.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$5.62 CVE528.95	-69.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$2.65 CVE248.90	-57.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$3.86 CVE363.49	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$1.60 CVE150.28	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$1.17 CVE110.35	-70.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$1.48 CVE139.65	-57.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$2.05 CVE192.42	+27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.60 CVE56.56	-33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.81 CVE76.01	-0.2%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$6.20 CVE583.05	+282.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$30.66 CVE2,884.58	+257.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	-30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$18.41 CVE1,731.79	+89.5%
Average			+149.6%

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pay 62.0% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$55.12 CVE5,185.24	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$408.47 CVE38,424.92	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$282.06 CVE26,533.47	-62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$107.81 CVE10,141.43	-75.3%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$149.25 CVE14,040.39	+553.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$2,897.28 CVE272,548.19	-88.7%
Average			+232.2%

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pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$3.41 CVE320.65	-33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$1.71 CVE161.29	-75.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$4.97 CVE467.64	-80.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$33.73 CVE3,172.90	-82.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$5.86 CVE551.24	-59.0%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 44.9% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$60.02 CVE5,646.14	-8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	-73.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	-71.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$138.47 CVE13,025.50	-25.4%
Average			-44.9%

Turkmenistan vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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