Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 3.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.68
|
$5.10
CVE533.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT528.14
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.38
|
$2.16
CVE225.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.59
|
$1.19
CVE124.56
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.50
|
$2.51
CVE262.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT455.39
|
$6.73
CVE703.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT312.17
|
$5.01
CVE524.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.44
|
$2.80
CVE293.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.94
|
$3.29
CVE344.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.80
|
$1.61
CVE168.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT42.05
|
$1.17
CVE121.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.88
|
$1.40
CVE146.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.57
|
$1.96
CVE205.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.44
|
$1.07
CVE111.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.96
|
$0.87
CVE90.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT441.31
|
$6.45
CVE674.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,474.96
|
$25.28
CVE2,643.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,091,181.17
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT432.49
|
$21.51
CVE2,249.16
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,858.89
|
$57.24
CVE5,985.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,064.12
|
$475.70
CVE49,739.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,707.55
|
$350.12
CVE36,609.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,480.82
|
$96.76
CVE10,116.84
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,622.68
|
$136.23
CVE14,244.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT115,329.16
|
$2,824.32
CVE295,313.86
|
|
pay 92.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT456.01
|
$2.70
CVE282.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.68
|
$1.80
CVE187.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT310.46
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,400.45
|
$44.16
CVE4,616.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT440.28
|
$7.78
CVE813.26
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,079.71
|
$46.18
CVE4,828.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,022.61
|
$43.75
CVE4,574.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,422.76
|
$92.36
CVE9,657.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,965.69
|
$145.83
CVE15,248.56
|
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