Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 75.5% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
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Tajikistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$4.66
CVE472.39
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$4.05
CVE410.17
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$1.80
CVE182.24
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$1.00
CVE101.15
|
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pay 95.1% more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$1.64
CVE166.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$4.91
CVE497.92
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$4.40
CVE446.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$2.51
CVE253.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$2.64
CVE267.31
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$1.29
CVE130.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$1.02
CVE103.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$1.24
CVE125.61
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$1.36
CVE137.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.61
CVE61.65
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.73
CVE73.68
|
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pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$5.44
CVE551.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$19.14
CVE1,939.50
|
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pay 35.1% more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$55.04
CVE5,577.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$278.73
CVE28,244.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$206.85
CVE20,960.33
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$63.51
CVE6,436.00
|
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pay 34.9% less for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$111.50
CVE11,298.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$1,707.91
CVE173,066.90
|
|
pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$2.60
CVE263.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$1.56
CVE157.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$4.42
CVE447.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$31.08
CVE3,149.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$29.45
CVE2,984.70
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$147.22
CVE14,918.42
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