Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 35.7% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
|
pay 18.1% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
|
pay 72.8% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
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