Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 87.8% more expensive than Chad overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.8% more in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in Cabo Verde
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6 times more in Cabo Verde
- Housing
-
pay 22.3% less in Cabo Verde
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde
- Clothing
-
pay 31.0% more in Cabo Verde
The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Chad. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Chad, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA4,890
|
$5.10
CVE521.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,566
|
$4.86
CVE496.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA540
|
$2.16
CVE220.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA405
|
$1.19
CVE121.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA196
|
$2.51
CVE256.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA978
|
$6.73
CVE687.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,602
|
$5.01
CVE512.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,296
|
$2.80
CVE286.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,774
|
$3.29
CVE336.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,331
|
$1.61
CVE164.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA467
|
$1.17
CVE119.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,035
|
$1.40
CVE142.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA636
|
$1.96
CVE200.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA414
|
$1.07
CVE109.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA414
|
$0.87
CVE88.60
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,347
|
$6.45
CVE659.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA48,896
|
$25.28
CVE2,582.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA6,747,614
|
$29,166.78
CVE2,979,750.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,200
|
$21.51
CVE2,197.57
|
|
pay 22.3% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA114,090
|
$57.24
CVE5,847.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA829,746
|
$475.70
CVE48,598.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA107,571
|
$350.12
CVE35,769.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA112,173
|
$96.76
CVE9,884.75
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA21,514
|
$136.23
CVE13,917.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA977,915
|
$2,824.32
CVE288,539.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA733
|
$2.70
CVE275.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.80
CVE183.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA562
|
$4.38
CVE446.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA78,233
|
$44.16
CVE4,511.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA2,934
|
$7.78
CVE794.60
|
|
pay 31.0% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA19,558
|
$46.18
CVE4,717.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA36,672
|
$43.75
CVE4,469.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA31,782
|
$92.36
CVE9,435.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA63,564
|
$145.83
CVE14,898.75
|
|
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