Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 3.9% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$4.66
CVE472.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$4.05
CVE410.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$1.80
CVE182.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$1.00
CVE101.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.64
CVE166.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$4.91
CVE497.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$4.40
CVE446.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.51
CVE253.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.64
CVE267.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.29
CVE130.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$1.02
CVE103.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$1.24
CVE125.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$1.36
CVE137.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.61
CVE61.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.73
CVE73.68
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$5.44
CVE551.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$19.14
CVE1,939.50
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$55.04
CVE5,577.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$278.73
CVE28,244.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$206.85
CVE20,960.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$63.51
CVE6,436.00
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$111.50
CVE11,298.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$1,707.91
CVE173,066.90
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$2.60
CVE263.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$1.56
CVE157.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$4.42
CVE447.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$31.08
CVE3,149.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$29.45
CVE2,984.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$147.22
CVE14,918.42
|
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