Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 13.7% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$205.58
|
$4.66
CVE472.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$172.77
|
$4.05
CVE410.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$27.42
|
$1.80
CVE182.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$20.69
|
$1.00
CVE101.15
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$54.33
|
$1.64
CVE166.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$84.65
|
$4.91
CVE497.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$119.25
|
$4.40
CVE446.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$54.40
|
$2.51
CVE253.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$70.77
|
$2.64
CVE267.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$26.73
|
$1.29
CVE130.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
$1.02
CVE103.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.98
|
$1.24
CVE125.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$15.71
|
$1.36
CVE137.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$18.34
|
$0.61
CVE61.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$15.73
|
$0.73
CVE73.68
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$108.06
|
$5.44
CVE551.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$586.91
|
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$352.72
|
$19.14
CVE1,939.50
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$671.60
|
$55.04
CVE5,577.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
|
$278.73
CVE28,244.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,613.32
|
$206.85
CVE20,960.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,114.30
|
$63.51
CVE6,436.00
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
|
$111.50
CVE11,298.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97
|
$1,707.91
CVE173,066.90
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$52.16
|
$2.60
CVE263.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$68.05
|
$1.56
CVE157.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$88.00
|
$4.42
CVE447.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$788.28
|
$31.08
CVE3,149.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$105.90
|
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
|
$29.45
CVE2,984.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$864.75
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,949.39
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,844.21
|
$147.22
CVE14,918.42
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