Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 20.8% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,010
|
$4.66
CVE473.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.05
CVE411.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA803
|
$1.80
CVE182.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,003
|
$1.00
CVE101.41
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA553
|
$1.64
CVE167.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.91
CVE499.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,798
|
$4.40
CVE447.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,010
|
$2.51
CVE254.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,641
|
$2.64
CVE268.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
CVE130.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
CVE103.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
CVE125.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.36
CVE137.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
CVE61.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
CVE73.87
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,775
|
$5.44
CVE552.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,723
|
$20.60
CVE2,092.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,486.52
CVE2,690,869.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,264
|
$19.14
CVE1,944.51
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$55.04
CVE5,591.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA266,487
|
$278.73
CVE28,317.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA138,459
|
$206.85
CVE21,014.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,584
|
$63.51
CVE6,452.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.50
CVE11,327.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,707.91
CVE173,513.35
|
pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA953
|
$2.60
CVE264.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,254
|
$1.56
CVE158.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,003
|
$4.42
CVE448.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,117
|
$31.08
CVE3,157.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,003
|
$5.89
CVE597.97
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,185
|
$29.45
CVE2,992.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,117
|
$29.43
CVE2,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,168
|
$78.48
CVE7,972.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,218
|
$147.22
CVE14,956.91
|
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