Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 20.8% more expensive than Samoa overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.8% less in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.0% less in Cabo Verde
- Clothing
-
pay 29.2% more in Cabo Verde
The cost of groceries and clothing in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Samoa. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Cabo Verde. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
|
Samoa
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$5.10
CVE495.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$4.86
CVE471.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$2.16
CVE209.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.19
CVE115.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Samoa
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$2.51
CVE243.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.73
CVE652.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$5.01
CVE486.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.80
CVE272.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.29
CVE319.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
CVE156.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
CVE113.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
CVE135.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.96
CVE190.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
CVE103.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
CVE84.14
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Samoa
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.45
CVE626.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.28
CVE2,452.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,166.78
CVE2,829,457.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.51
CVE2,086.72
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Samoa
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$57.24
CVE5,552.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$475.70
CVE46,147.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$350.12
CVE33,965.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$96.76
CVE9,386.19
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$136.23
CVE13,215.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,824.32
CVE273,985.80
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.70
CVE261.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$1.80
CVE174.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.38
CVE424.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.16
CVE4,283.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.78
CVE754.52
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
|
Samoa
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$46.18
CVE4,479.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$43.75
CVE4,244.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$92.36
CVE8,959.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$145.83
CVE14,147.29
|
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