Cost of living comparison
Peru is 11.3% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Peru instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE472.39
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE410.17
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.24
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.15
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.66
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.92
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE446.13
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.93
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE267.31
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.25
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.38
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.61
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.60
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.65
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.68
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE551.00
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
$17.78
PEN67.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,778.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,939.50
|
$15.41
PEN58.10
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,577.21
|
$29.39
PEN110.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,244.27
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,960.33
|
$246.39
PEN928.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,436.00
|
$43.26
PEN163.08
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,298.67
|
$193.88
PEN730.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE173,066.90
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,070.21
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.69
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.79
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE447.51
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,149.32
|
$32.12
PEN121.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,984.70
|
$45.11
PEN170.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
$23.43
PEN88.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
$70.13
PEN264.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,918.42
|
$71.17
PEN268.29
|
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