Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 52.4% more expensive than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.4% more in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde
- Transportation
-
pay 36.0% more in Cabo Verde
- Housing
-
pay 88.4% more in Cabo Verde
- Childcare
-
pay 25.4% less in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 9.1% more in Cabo Verde
- Clothing
-
pay 61.7% more in Cabo Verde
The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, groceries, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.
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
PEN13.66
|
$5.10
CVE499.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.05
|
$4.86
CVE476.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.41
|
$2.16
CVE211.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.71
|
$1.19
CVE116.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.74
|
$2.51
CVE246.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.76
|
$6.73
CVE658.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN16.91
|
$5.01
CVE491.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.77
|
$2.80
CVE274.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.78
|
$3.29
CVE322.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.59
|
$1.61
CVE157.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$1.17
CVE114.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.60
|
$1.40
CVE136.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$1.96
CVE192.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$1.07
CVE104.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
$0.87
CVE84.95
|
|
pay 36.0% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN18.95
|
$6.45
CVE632.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN64.30
|
$25.28
CVE2,475.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN74,948.11
|
$29,166.78
CVE2,856,886.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN58.58
|
$21.51
CVE2,106.95
|
|
pay 88.4% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN104.23
|
$57.24
CVE5,606.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,186.33
|
$475.70
CVE46,594.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN873.80
|
$350.12
CVE34,294.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN135.74
|
$96.76
CVE9,477.17
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
|
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN622.79
|
$136.23
CVE13,343.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN14,877.78
|
$2,824.32
CVE276,641.80
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.01
|
$2.70
CVE264.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.39
|
$1.80
CVE176.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN19.72
|
$4.38
CVE428.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN117.37
|
$44.16
CVE4,325.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.39
|
$7.78
CVE761.84
|
|
pay 61.7% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN155.82
|
$46.18
CVE4,523.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN95.05
|
$43.75
CVE4,285.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN243.34
|
$92.36
CVE9,046.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN229.59
|
$145.83
CVE14,284.43
|
|
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