Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 10.1% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR259.63
|
$4.66
CVE479.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR234.84
|
$4.05
CVE416.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR43.33
|
$1.80
CVE184.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.79
|
$1.00
CVE102.64
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.39
|
$1.64
CVE169.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR219.89
|
$4.91
CVE505.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR230.44
|
$4.40
CVE452.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR90.01
|
$2.51
CVE257.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR114.66
|
$2.64
CVE271.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.74
|
$1.29
CVE132.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR34.00
|
$1.02
CVE104.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR40.01
|
$1.24
CVE127.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR56.49
|
$1.36
CVE139.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR23.10
|
$0.61
CVE62.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR26.17
|
$0.73
CVE74.76
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR262.29
|
$5.44
CVE559.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,385.10
|
$20.60
CVE2,118.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,416,010.01
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,723,490.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR896.51
|
$19.14
CVE1,968.08
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,388.17
|
$55.04
CVE5,659.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR19,041.79
|
$278.73
CVE28,660.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,864.90
|
$206.85
CVE21,269.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,445.25
|
$63.51
CVE6,530.83
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,165.13
|
$111.50
CVE11,465.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR182,768.24
|
$1,707.91
CVE175,616.85
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR99.13
|
$2.60
CVE267.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR105.40
|
$1.56
CVE160.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR269.32
|
$4.42
CVE454.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,702.28
|
$31.08
CVE3,195.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR253.88
|
$5.89
CVE605.22
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,057.21
|
$29.45
CVE3,028.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,669.26
|
$29.43
CVE3,026.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,498.49
|
$78.48
CVE8,069.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,890.89
|
$147.22
CVE15,138.23
|
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