Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 61.3% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD307.57
|
$5.10
CVE539.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD261.66
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD86.98
|
$2.16
CVE228.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD61.56
|
$1.19
CVE125.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.58
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD205.75
|
$6.73
CVE710.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD265.74
|
$5.01
CVE529.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD121.80
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD165.63
|
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.41
|
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.48
|
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.57
|
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD39.36
|
$1.96
CVE207.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.78
|
$1.07
CVE113.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.57
|
$0.87
CVE91.66
|
|
pay 78.5% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD312.98
|
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,443.33
|
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,800,433.80
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD322.20
|
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD968.61
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,350.84
|
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,637.35
|
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,986.60
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,286.00
|
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD111,056.12
|
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
|
|
pay 53.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD105.16
|
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD92.09
|
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD161.62
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,480.12
|
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD279.70
|
$7.78
CVE821.99
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,956.23
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,972.70
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,262.64
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,879.67
|
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
|
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