Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 46.4% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 56.7% more in Cabo Verde
- Transportation
-
pay 33.3% more in Cabo Verde
- Housing
-
pay 18.8% more in Cabo Verde
- Childcare
-
pay 35.0% less in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.2% more in Cabo Verde
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$5.10
CVE522.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$4.86
CVE497.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$2.16
CVE220.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$1.19
CVE121.93
|
|
pay 56.7% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$2.51
CVE257.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$6.73
CVE688.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$5.01
CVE513.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$2.80
CVE287.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$3.29
CVE336.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$1.61
CVE164.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$1.17
CVE119.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.40
CVE142.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$1.96
CVE200.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$1.07
CVE109.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.87
CVE88.77
|
|
pay 33.3% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$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) | ?? |
$21.51
CVE2,201.72
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$57.24
CVE5,858.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$475.70
CVE48,690.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$350.12
CVE35,836.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$96.76
CVE9,903.43
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$136.23
CVE13,943.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$2,824.32
CVE289,084.31
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$2.70
CVE276.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$1.80
CVE183.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$4.38
CVE447.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$44.16
CVE4,519.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$7.78
CVE796.10
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.18
CVE4,726.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.75
CVE4,478.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.36
CVE9,453.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$145.83
CVE14,926.90
|
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