Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 23.8% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Spain, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
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Spain
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$4.66
CVE472.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$4.05
CVE410.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.80
CVE182.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.00
CVE101.15
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$1.64
CVE166.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$4.91
CVE497.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$4.40
CVE446.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$2.51
CVE253.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$2.64
CVE267.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.29
CVE130.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.02
CVE103.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.24
CVE125.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.36
CVE137.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.61
CVE61.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.73
CVE73.68
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$5.44
CVE551.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$19.14
CVE1,939.50
|
|
pay 28.3% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$55.04
CVE5,577.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$278.73
CVE28,244.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$206.85
CVE20,960.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$63.51
CVE6,436.00
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$111.50
CVE11,298.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$1,707.91
CVE173,066.90
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$2.60
CVE263.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.56
CVE157.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$4.42
CVE447.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$31.08
CVE3,149.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$29.45
CVE2,984.70
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$147.22
CVE14,918.42
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