Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 21.1% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 84.7% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE539.43
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE228.03
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE125.89
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE710.86
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE529.94
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE207.20
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE113.02
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE91.66
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 37.5% more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE821.99
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
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