Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 40.4% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Germany, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
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Germany
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$4.66
CVE472.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$4.05
CVE410.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$1.80
CVE182.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$1.00
CVE101.15
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$1.64
CVE166.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$4.91
CVE497.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$4.40
CVE446.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$2.51
CVE253.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$2.64
CVE267.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.29
CVE130.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.02
CVE103.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.24
CVE125.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.36
CVE137.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.61
CVE61.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.73
CVE73.68
|
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pay 28.4% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.59
|
$5.44
CVE551.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.22
|
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,897.64
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.43
|
$19.14
CVE1,939.50
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.20
|
$55.04
CVE5,577.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€736.08
|
$278.73
CVE28,244.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.77
|
$206.85
CVE20,960.33
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|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.62
|
$63.51
CVE6,436.00
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.32
|
$111.50
CVE11,298.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,506.73
|
$1,707.91
CVE173,066.90
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$2.60
CVE263.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$1.56
CVE157.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$4.42
CVE447.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.57
|
$31.08
CVE3,149.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.55
|
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.93
|
$29.45
CVE2,984.70
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.97
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.61
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
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|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.58
|
$147.22
CVE14,918.42
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