Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 44.1% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of United States, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$4.66
CVE475.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$4.05
CVE413.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.80
CVE183.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.00
CVE101.90
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.64
CVE167.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$4.91
CVE501.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$4.40
CVE449.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$2.51
CVE255.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$2.64
CVE269.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.29
CVE131.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.02
CVE104.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.24
CVE126.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.36
CVE138.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.61
CVE62.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.73
CVE74.22
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$5.44
CVE555.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$20.60
CVE2,102.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,703,848.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$19.14
CVE1,953.89
|
|
pay 60.9% less for housing
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$55.04
CVE5,618.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$278.73
CVE28,453.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$206.85
CVE21,115.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$63.51
CVE6,483.73
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$111.50
CVE11,382.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$1,707.91
CVE174,350.28
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$2.60
CVE265.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$1.56
CVE158.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$4.42
CVE450.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$31.08
CVE3,172.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$5.89
CVE600.86
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
United States
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$29.45
CVE3,006.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$29.43
CVE3,004.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$78.48
CVE8,011.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$147.22
CVE15,029.05
|
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