Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 95.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$5.10
CVE539.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$2.16
CVE228.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$1.19
CVE125.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$6.73
CVE710.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$5.01
CVE529.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$1.96
CVE207.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$1.07
CVE113.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.87
CVE91.66
|
|
pay 80.3% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$7.78
CVE821.99
|
|
pay 61.8% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
|
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