Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 2.0 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 99.7% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
$5.10
CVE539.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$2.16
CVE228.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$1.19
CVE125.89
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
$6.73
CVE710.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
$5.01
CVE529.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
$1.96
CVE207.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$1.07
CVE113.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.87
CVE91.66
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
|
|
pay 96.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
$7.78
CVE821.99
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
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