Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 25.8% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
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Saudi Arabia
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$5.10
CVE539.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.16
CVE228.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.19
CVE125.89
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$6.73
CVE710.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$5.01
CVE529.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.96
CVE207.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$1.07
CVE113.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.87
CVE91.66
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,949.04
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
|
|
pay 9.9% more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.58
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.63
|
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.13
|
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.85
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.42
|
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,776.86
|
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.27
|
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.46
|
$7.78
CVE821.99
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.18
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.90
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.30
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.29
|
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
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