Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 84.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.6% more in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 49.8% more in Cabo Verde
- Transportation
-
pay 92.2% more in Cabo Verde
- Housing
-
pay 46.1% less in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.4% more in Cabo Verde
- Clothing
-
pay 4.4 times more in Cabo Verde
The cost of clothing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.10
CVE517.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.86
CVE492.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.16
CVE218.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.19
CVE120.76
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.51
CVE254.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.73
CVE681.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.01
CVE508.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.80
CVE284.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.29
CVE333.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.61
CVE163.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.17
CVE118.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
CVE141.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.96
CVE198.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.07
CVE108.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.87
CVE87.92
|
|
pay 92.2% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.45
CVE654.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.28
CVE2,562.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$29,166.78
CVE2,956,630.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$21.51
CVE2,180.52
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$57.24
CVE5,802.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$475.70
CVE48,221.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$350.12
CVE35,491.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$96.76
CVE9,808.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$136.23
CVE13,809.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,824.32
CVE286,300.42
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.70
CVE273.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.80
CVE182.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.38
CVE443.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$44.16
CVE4,476.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.78
CVE788.43
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$46.18
CVE4,681.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$43.75
CVE4,434.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.36
CVE9,362.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$145.83
CVE14,783.15
|
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