Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 34.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.07
|
$5.10
CVE539.43
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$2.16
CVE228.03
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$1.19
CVE125.89
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pay 2.6% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.48
|
$6.73
CVE710.86
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$5.01
CVE529.94
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.37
|
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$1.96
CVE207.20
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.07
CVE113.02
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.87
CVE91.66
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pay 9.1% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.10
|
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.61
|
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
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pay 50.3% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
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|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
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pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
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|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
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pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.98
|
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.21
|
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$7.78
CVE821.99
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pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.41
|
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
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