Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 2.0 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 76.7% more for restaurants
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Madagascar
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,460
|
$5.10
CVE524.84
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA19,940
|
$4.86
CVE499.85
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,271
|
$2.16
CVE221.86
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|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,019
|
$1.19
CVE122.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,264
|
$2.51
CVE258.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA23,988
|
$6.73
CVE691.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,213
|
$5.01
CVE515.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,375
|
$2.80
CVE288.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,645
|
$3.29
CVE338.39
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,977
|
$1.61
CVE165.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,475
|
$1.17
CVE119.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,544
|
$1.40
CVE143.59
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,564
|
$1.96
CVE201.60
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,311
|
$1.07
CVE109.96
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,707
|
$0.87
CVE89.18
|
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pay 90.1% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,861
|
$6.45
CVE663.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.28
CVE2,599.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA54,835,476
|
$29,166.78
CVE2,999,090.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA57,826
|
$21.51
CVE2,211.83
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA270,901
|
$57.24
CVE5,885.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,121,635
|
$475.70
CVE48,914.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA301,621
|
$350.12
CVE36,001.37
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA166,868
|
$96.76
CVE9,948.91
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA416,251
|
$136.23
CVE14,007.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,396,501
|
$2,824.32
CVE290,411.92
|
|
pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,237
|
$2.70
CVE277.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,251
|
$1.80
CVE184.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,416
|
$4.38
CVE449.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA143,320
|
$44.16
CVE4,540.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA29,910
|
$7.78
CVE799.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA65,667
|
$46.18
CVE4,748.56
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA72,699
|
$43.75
CVE4,498.64
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA333,998
|
$92.36
CVE9,497.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA266,284
|
$145.83
CVE14,995.45
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