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
BDT160.55
|
$5.10
CVE539.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
$2.16
CVE228.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
$1.19
CVE125.89
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
$6.73
CVE710.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
$5.01
CVE529.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
$1.96
CVE207.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
$1.07
CVE113.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
$0.87
CVE91.66
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
|
|
pay 92.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
$7.78
CVE821.99
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
|
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