Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 42.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$4.66
CVE472.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$4.05
CVE410.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$1.80
CVE182.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.00
CVE101.15
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$1.64
CVE166.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$4.91
CVE497.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$4.40
CVE446.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$2.51
CVE253.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$2.64
CVE267.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.29
CVE130.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.02
CVE103.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.24
CVE125.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.36
CVE137.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.61
CVE61.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.73
CVE73.68
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$5.44
CVE551.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.19
|
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$19.14
CVE1,939.50
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
$55.04
CVE5,577.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
$278.73
CVE28,244.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
$206.85
CVE20,960.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
$63.51
CVE6,436.00
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
$111.50
CVE11,298.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
$1,707.91
CVE173,066.90
|
|
pay 57.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$2.60
CVE263.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$1.56
CVE157.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$4.42
CVE447.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.64
|
$31.08
CVE3,149.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
$29.45
CVE2,984.70
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.65
|
$147.22
CVE14,918.42
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