Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 2.1 times more expensive than Benin overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 73.1% more in Cabo Verde
- Transportation
-
pay 77.4% more in Cabo Verde
- Housing
-
pay 74.1% more in Cabo Verde
- Childcare
-
pay 43.1% less in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.5% more in Cabo Verde
- Clothing
-
pay 5.7 times more in Cabo Verde
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Benin. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA1,971
|
$5.10
CVE522.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA2,956
|
$4.86
CVE497.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA414
|
$2.16
CVE220.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA306
|
$1.19
CVE121.93
|
|
pay 73.1% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA756
|
$2.51
CVE257.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,628
|
$6.73
CVE688.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,290
|
$5.01
CVE513.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,165
|
$2.80
CVE287.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,464
|
$3.29
CVE336.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA708
|
$1.61
CVE164.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.17
CVE119.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA298
|
$1.40
CVE142.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA417
|
$1.96
CVE200.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA373
|
$1.07
CVE109.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA417
|
$0.87
CVE88.77
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,263
|
$6.45
CVE660.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.28
CVE2,587.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,166.78
CVE2,985,380.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,095
|
$21.51
CVE2,201.72
|
|
pay 74.1% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA31,412
|
$57.24
CVE5,858.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA107,418
|
$475.70
CVE48,690.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA78,839
|
$350.12
CVE35,836.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA113,041
|
$96.76
CVE9,903.43
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA123,185
|
$136.23
CVE13,943.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,613,441
|
$2,824.32
CVE289,084.31
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA591
|
$2.70
CVE276.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,464
|
$1.80
CVE183.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,281
|
$4.38
CVE447.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA33,260
|
$44.16
CVE4,519.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,188
|
$7.78
CVE796.10
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA9,855
|
$46.18
CVE4,726.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$43.75
CVE4,478.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$92.36
CVE9,453.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA27,101
|
$145.83
CVE14,926.90
|
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