Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 44.0% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 9.6% more in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 98.3% more in Cabo Verde
- Transportation
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pay 46.4% more in Cabo Verde
- Housing
-
pay 81.0% more in Cabo Verde
- Childcare
-
pay 0.1% more in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.9% more in Cabo Verde
- Clothing
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pay 21.5% more in Cabo Verde
The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM10.31
|
$5.10
CVE495.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM8.61
|
$4.86
CVE472.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.68
|
$2.16
CVE209.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.71
|
$1.19
CVE115.70
|
|
pay 98.3% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.67
|
$2.51
CVE243.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.03
|
$6.73
CVE653.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM7.97
|
$5.01
CVE487.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.30
|
$2.80
CVE272.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.22
|
$3.29
CVE319.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM0.91
|
$1.61
CVE156.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.20
|
$1.17
CVE113.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.13
|
$1.40
CVE135.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.17
|
$1.96
CVE190.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.72
|
$1.07
CVE103.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.80
|
$0.87
CVE84.24
|
|
pay 46.4% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM9.30
|
$6.45
CVE626.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM60.80
|
$25.28
CVE2,455.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM41,935.15
|
$29,166.78
CVE2,832,823.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM13.32
|
$21.51
CVE2,089.21
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM40.91
|
$57.24
CVE5,559.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM405.98
|
$475.70
CVE46,202.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM308.77
|
$350.12
CVE34,005.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM185.35
|
$96.76
CVE9,397.35
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM239.57
|
$136.23
CVE13,231.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM4,699.47
|
$2,824.32
CVE274,311.74
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.07
|
$2.70
CVE262.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.29
|
$1.80
CVE174.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM5.73
|
$4.38
CVE424.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM44.13
|
$44.16
CVE4,288.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM7.96
|
$7.78
CVE755.42
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM99.08
|
$46.18
CVE4,485.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM51.96
|
$43.75
CVE4,249.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM143.42
|
$92.36
CVE8,970.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM164.62
|
$145.83
CVE14,164.12
|
|
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