Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 44.0% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.6% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 98.3% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: 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: pay 50.9% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: 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.

Cabo Verde vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 9.6% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM10.23	$5.10 CVE488.65	-15.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM8.54	$4.86 CVE465.38	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.66	$2.16 CVE206.57	+37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.70	$1.19 CVE114.04	+19.1%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 98.3% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.66	$2.51 CVE240.48	+157.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM5.98	$6.73 CVE643.94	+91.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM7.90	$5.01 CVE480.05	+7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.27	$2.80 CVE268.53	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.18	$3.29 CVE315.06	+8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.90	$1.61 CVE154.13	+202.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.19	$1.17 CVE111.62	+67.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.12	$1.40 CVE133.69	+111.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.16	$1.96 CVE187.70	+185.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.72	$1.07 CVE102.38	+153.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.80	$0.87 CVE83.03	+84.9%
Average			+98.3%

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pay 46.4% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM9.22	$6.45 CVE617.81	+18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM60.30	$25.28 CVE2,419.98	-28.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM41,587.79	$29,166.78 CVE2,792,289.56	+19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM13.21	$21.51 CVE2,059.31	+176.5%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 81.0% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM40.57	$57.24 CVE5,479.87	+139.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM402.61	$475.70 CVE45,541.27	+100.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM306.21	$350.12 CVE33,518.92	+94.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM183.82	$96.76 CVE9,262.89	-10.6%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 0.1% more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM237.59	$136.23 CVE13,041.92	-2.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM4,660.54	$2,824.32 CVE270,386.71	+2.9%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.05	$2.70 CVE258.29	+50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.27	$1.80 CVE172.09	+34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM5.68	$4.38 CVE418.84	+30.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM43.76	$44.16 CVE4,227.22	+71.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM7.89	$7.78 CVE744.61	+67.3%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 21.5% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM98.26	$46.18 CVE4,421.13	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM51.53	$43.75 CVE4,188.43	+44.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM142.23	$92.36 CVE8,842.25	+10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM163.25	$145.83 CVE13,961.45	+51.7%
Average			+21.5%

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