Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 52.4% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Peru, you would:
pay 76.4% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
$5.10
CVE533.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
$2.16
CVE225.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
$1.19
CVE124.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$2.51
CVE262.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
$6.73
CVE703.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
$5.01
CVE524.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
$2.80
CVE293.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
$3.29
CVE344.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
$1.61
CVE168.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
$1.17
CVE121.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
$1.40
CVE146.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$1.96
CVE205.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$1.07
CVE111.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
$0.87
CVE90.68
|
|
pay 36.0% more for transportation
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
$6.45
CVE674.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
$25.28
CVE2,643.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
$21.51
CVE2,249.16
|
|
pay 88.4% more for housing
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
$57.24
CVE5,985.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
$475.70
CVE49,739.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
$350.12
CVE36,609.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
$96.76
CVE10,116.84
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
$136.23
CVE14,244.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
$2,824.32
CVE295,313.86
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
$2.70
CVE282.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
$1.80
CVE187.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
$44.16
CVE4,616.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
$7.78
CVE813.26
|
|
pay 61.7% more for clothing
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
$46.18
CVE4,828.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
$43.75
CVE4,574.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
$92.36
CVE9,657.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
$145.83
CVE15,248.56
|
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