Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 91.6% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Syria, you would:
pay 64.3% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$4.66
CVE472.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$4.05
CVE410.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$1.80
CVE182.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$1.00
CVE101.15
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$1.64
CVE166.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$4.91
CVE497.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$4.40
CVE446.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$2.51
CVE253.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$2.64
CVE267.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$1.29
CVE130.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$1.02
CVE103.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$1.24
CVE125.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$1.36
CVE137.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.61
CVE61.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.73
CVE73.68
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$5.44
CVE551.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$19.14
CVE1,939.50
|
|
pay 60.4% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$55.04
CVE5,577.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$278.73
CVE28,244.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$206.85
CVE20,960.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$63.51
CVE6,436.00
|
|
pay 85.6% more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$111.50
CVE11,298.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$1,707.91
CVE173,066.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$2.60
CVE263.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$1.56
CVE157.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$4.42
CVE447.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$31.08
CVE3,149.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
|
pay 88.8% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$29.45
CVE2,984.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$147.22
CVE14,918.42
|
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