Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 2.0 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$5.10
CVE539.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$2.16
CVE228.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$1.19
CVE125.89
|
|
pay 98.4% more for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$6.73
CVE710.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$5.01
CVE529.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$1.96
CVE207.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$1.07
CVE113.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.87
CVE91.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
|
|
pay 69.1% more for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$7.78
CVE821.99
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
|
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