Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 3.8 times more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE472.39
|
$27.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE410.17
|
$9.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.24
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.15
|
$2.24
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.66
|
$6.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.92
|
$8.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE446.13
|
$9.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.93
|
$6.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE267.31
|
$11.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.25
|
$5.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.38
|
$2.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.61
|
$2.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.60
|
$4.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.65
|
$1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.68
|
$2.35
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE551.00
|
$5.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
$43,166.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,939.50
|
$42.58
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,577.21
|
$100.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,244.27
|
$1,761.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,960.33
|
$1,274.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,436.00
|
$278.03
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,298.67
|
$991.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE173,066.90
|
$17,100.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.69
|
$5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.79
|
$6.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE447.51
|
$4.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,149.32
|
$119.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
$11.88
|
|
pay 66.3% more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,984.70
|
$78.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
$62.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
$98.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,918.42
|
$91.67
|
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