Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 43.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of United States, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$4.19
CVE421.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.43
CVE446.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.21
CVE121.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.75
CVE75.06
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.48
CVE148.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$2.84
CVE286.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.88
CVE390.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.46
CVE247.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.78
CVE279.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.14
CVE115.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.94
CVE94.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.93
CVE93.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.33
CVE134.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.61
CVE61.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.68
CVE68.64
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$5.65
CVE569.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$20.69
CVE2,083.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,679,219.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$13.30
CVE1,339.61
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
|
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$60.53
CVE6,095.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$269.88
CVE27,174.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$191.54
CVE19,286.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$61.63
CVE6,205.28
|
|
pay 89.7% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$112.11
CVE11,288.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$1,714.71
CVE172,660.83
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$3.06
CVE307.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.30
CVE130.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$4.56
CVE458.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$31.21
CVE3,142.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$5.91
CVE595.38
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$29.56
CVE2,976.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$29.56
CVE2,976.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$78.84
CVE7,938.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$147.82
CVE14,884.55
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