Cost of living comparison
Canada is 97.1% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Canada instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 88.7% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE539.43
|
$16.37
CA$23.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
$10.01
CA$14.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE228.03
|
$2.00
CA$2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE125.89
|
$1.62
CA$2.32
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
|
$2.48
CA$3.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE710.86
|
$5.30
CA$7.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE529.94
|
$8.04
CA$11.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
$3.39
CA$4.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
$5.12
CA$7.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
$1.79
CA$2.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
$0.64
CA$0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
$1.60
CA$2.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE207.20
|
$1.74
CA$2.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE113.02
|
$1.16
CA$1.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE91.66
|
$1.14
CA$1.64
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
$4.35
CA$6.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
|
$65.88
CA$94.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
$24,555.94
CA$35,299.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
|
$16.33
CA$23.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
|
$60.95
CA$87.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,754.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,601.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
|
$115.39
CA$165.87
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
|
$729.99
CA$1,049.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
|
$12,017.58
CA$17,275.63
|
|
pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
$5.20
CA$7.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
$3.58
CA$5.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
$12.91
CA$18.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
$42.97
CA$61.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE821.99
|
$10.95
CA$15.74
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
|
$53.89
CA$77.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
|
$39.01
CA$56.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
|
$84.94
CA$122.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
|
$102.12
CA$146.79
|
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