Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 29.6% more expensive than Serbia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.8% less in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in Cabo Verde
- Transportation
-
pay 54.4% more in Cabo Verde
- Housing
-
pay 52.8% more in Cabo Verde
- Childcare
-
pay 45.2% less in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.7% more in Cabo Verde
- Clothing
-
pay 8.2% more in Cabo Verde
The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Serbia. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Cabo Verde. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD762
|
$5.10
CVE521.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD817
|
$4.86
CVE496.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD171
|
$2.16
CVE220.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD124
|
$1.19
CVE121.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD75
|
$2.51
CVE256.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD425
|
$6.73
CVE687.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD517
|
$5.01
CVE512.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD255
|
$2.80
CVE286.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD313
|
$3.29
CVE336.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD51
|
$1.61
CVE164.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD81
|
$1.17
CVE119.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD69
|
$1.40
CVE142.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD87
|
$1.96
CVE200.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD49
|
$1.07
CVE109.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD46
|
$0.87
CVE88.60
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD665
|
$6.45
CVE659.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,514
|
$25.28
CVE2,582.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,004,863
|
$29,166.78
CVE2,979,750.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD760
|
$21.51
CVE2,197.57
|
|
pay 52.8% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,476
|
$57.24
CVE5,847.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD37,754
|
$475.70
CVE48,598.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD25,956
|
$350.12
CVE35,769.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,170
|
$96.76
CVE9,884.75
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD25,483
|
$136.23
CVE13,917.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD574,993
|
$2,824.32
CVE288,539.19
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD217
|
$2.70
CVE275.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD179
|
$1.80
CVE183.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD406
|
$4.38
CVE446.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,755
|
$44.16
CVE4,511.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD484
|
$7.78
CVE794.60
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD7,821
|
$46.18
CVE4,717.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,790
|
$43.75
CVE4,469.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD9,866
|
$92.36
CVE9,435.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD10,664
|
$145.83
CVE14,898.75
|
|
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