Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 2.0% more expensive than Guyana overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.2% more in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 0.8% more in Cabo Verde
- Transportation
-
pay 27.5% more in Cabo Verde
- Housing
-
pay 13.5% more in Cabo Verde
- Childcare
-
pay 86.2% less in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.5% more in Cabo Verde
- Clothing
-
pay 24.0% more in Cabo Verde
The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Guyana.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,485.15
|
$5.10
CVE522.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,789.31
|
$4.86
CVE497.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.49
|
$2.16
CVE220.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.11
|
$1.19
CVE121.93
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD419.64
|
$2.51
CVE257.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,120.57
|
$6.73
CVE688.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,575.63
|
$5.01
CVE513.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD712.41
|
$2.80
CVE287.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD549.82
|
$3.29
CVE336.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD372.92
|
$1.61
CVE164.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD251.89
|
$1.17
CVE119.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD355.26
|
$1.40
CVE142.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD427.95
|
$1.96
CVE200.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.81
|
$1.07
CVE109.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.80
|
$0.87
CVE88.77
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD837.25
|
$6.45
CVE660.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,964.36
|
$25.28
CVE2,587.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,280,399.72
|
$29,166.78
CVE2,985,380.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,063.77
|
$21.51
CVE2,201.72
|
|
pay 13.5% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,798.53
|
$57.24
CVE5,858.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,092.03
|
$475.70
CVE48,690.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,815.25
|
$350.12
CVE35,836.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,761.25
|
$96.76
CVE9,903.43
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,433.36
|
$136.23
CVE13,943.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,858,873.77
|
$2,824.32
CVE289,084.31
|
|
pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD447.33
|
$2.70
CVE276.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD811.82
|
$1.80
CVE183.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD457.27
|
$4.38
CVE447.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,118.16
|
$44.16
CVE4,519.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,242.58
|
$7.78
CVE796.10
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,952.48
|
$46.18
CVE4,726.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,934.67
|
$43.75
CVE4,478.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,495.47
|
$92.36
CVE9,453.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,899.03
|
$145.83
CVE14,926.90
|
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