Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 5.4% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE539.13
|
$2.33
THB80.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE513.46
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE227.90
|
$0.70
THB24.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE125.82
|
$0.38
THB13.08
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE265.32
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE710.46
|
$8.16
THB281.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE529.64
|
$6.68
THB230.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE296.26
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE347.60
|
$1.29
THB44.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE170.06
|
$1.23
THB42.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE123.15
|
$0.52
THB17.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE147.50
|
$0.82
THB28.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE207.09
|
$0.66
THB22.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE112.96
|
$0.69
THB23.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE91.61
|
$0.54
THB18.46
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE681.64
|
$4.47
THB153.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,669.98
|
$25.43
THB876.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,080,741.14
|
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,272.05
|
$9.67
THB333.15
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE6,045.95
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE50,245.82
|
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE36,981.52
|
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,219.77
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,389.19
|
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE298,318.43
|
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE284.97
|
$2.20
THB75.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE189.87
|
$1.90
THB65.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.11
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,663.90
|
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE821.53
|
$5.42
THB186.84
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,877.84
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,621.11
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,755.68
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,403.71
|
$65.55
THB2,259.41
|
|
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