Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 17.7% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.4% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 91.1% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 18.1% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 34.2% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 0.4% more in Cabo Verde

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Cabo Verde. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.

Cabo Verde vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Brunei, you would:

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pay 61.4% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 BND6.94	$5.10 CVE499.96	-5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.27 BND6.80	$4.86 CVE476.15	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BND1.07	$2.16 CVE211.34	+160.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BND0.78	$1.19 CVE116.68	+97.7%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Brunei	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 BND2.77	$2.51 CVE246.04	+16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.31 BND6.85	$6.73 CVE658.84	+26.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 BND10.11	$5.01 CVE491.16	-35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.15	$2.80 CVE274.74	+15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 BND4.44	$3.29 CVE322.35	-4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 BND2.25	$1.61 CVE157.70	-7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 BND1.32	$1.17 CVE114.20	+13.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 BND2.21	$1.40 CVE136.79	-18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17 BND2.80	$1.96 CVE192.04	-9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.30	$1.07 CVE104.75	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.87 CVE84.95	-5.4%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 91.1% more for transportation

	Brunei	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.45 BND1.87	$6.45 CVE632.11	+345.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.57 BND29.14	$25.28 CVE2,475.97	+12.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,698.11 BND30,596.23	$29,166.78 CVE2,856,886.11	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.61 BND33.07	$21.51 CVE2,106.95	-16.0%
Average			+91.1%

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pay 18.1% more for housing

	Brunei	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.84 BND66.93	$57.24 CVE5,606.64	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.46 BND860.46	$475.70 CVE46,594.82	-28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$603.58 BND779.27	$350.12 CVE34,294.34	-42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.62 BND53.73	$96.76 CVE9,477.17	+132.5%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 34.2% less for childcare

	Brunei	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.91 BND165.14	$136.23 CVE13,343.63	+6.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,282.88 BND14,567.14	$2,824.32 CVE276,641.80	-75.0%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 BND3.04	$2.70 CVE264.26	+14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 BND4.83	$1.80 CVE176.07	-51.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.29 BND14.57	$4.38 CVE428.53	-61.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.77 BND87.49	$44.16 CVE4,325.01	-34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 BND5.85	$7.78 CVE761.84	+71.7%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 0.4% more for clothing

	Brunei	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.09 BND76.30	$46.18 CVE4,523.40	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.04 BND82.68	$43.75 CVE4,285.33	-31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.31 BND133.39	$92.36 CVE9,046.81	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.96 BND113.56	$145.83 CVE14,284.43	+65.8%
Average			+0.4%

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