Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 42.5% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$5.10
CVE539.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$2.16
CVE228.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$1.19
CVE125.89
|
|
pay 72.4% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$6.73
CVE710.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$5.01
CVE529.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$1.96
CVE207.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$1.07
CVE113.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$0.87
CVE91.66
|
|
pay 71.2% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
|
|
pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$7.78
CVE821.99
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
|
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