Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 81.0% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 19.3% less for restaurants
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Cabo Verde
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Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE533.70
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE225.61
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE124.56
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE262.65
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE703.31
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE524.31
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE293.28
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE344.10
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE168.34
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE121.91
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE146.02
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE205.00
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE111.82
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE90.68
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
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pay 21.6% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE674.77
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,643.08
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,249.16
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,985.06
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE49,739.76
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE36,609.05
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,116.84
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,244.26
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE295,313.86
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE282.10
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE187.96
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,616.93
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE813.26
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,828.71
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,574.57
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,657.42
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,248.56
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
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