Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 46.0% more expensive than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.2% more in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 38.7% more in Cabo Verde
- Transportation
-
pay 17.7% more in Cabo Verde
- Housing
-
pay 38.7% more in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 75.9% more in Cabo Verde
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Mali, you would:
pay 59.2% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
$5.10
CVE522.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
$4.86
CVE497.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$2.16
CVE220.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$1.19
CVE121.93
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
$2.51
CVE257.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.73
CVE688.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
$5.01
CVE513.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
$2.80
CVE287.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
$3.29
CVE336.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
CVE164.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.17
CVE119.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.40
CVE142.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.96
CVE200.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
CVE109.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA452
|
$0.87
CVE88.77
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
$6.45
CVE660.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.28
CVE2,587.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,166.78
CVE2,985,380.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.51
CVE2,201.72
|
|
pay 38.7% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
$57.24
CVE5,858.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$475.70
CVE48,690.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$350.12
CVE35,836.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$96.76
CVE9,903.43
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$136.23
CVE13,943.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,824.32
CVE289,084.31
|
pay 75.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$2.70
CVE276.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
$1.80
CVE183.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$4.38
CVE447.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
$44.16
CVE4,519.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
$7.78
CVE796.10
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.18
CVE4,726.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.75
CVE4,478.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.36
CVE9,453.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$145.83
CVE14,926.90
|
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