Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 92.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
$5.10
CVE533.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
$2.16
CVE225.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
$1.19
CVE124.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
$2.51
CVE262.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
$6.73
CVE703.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
$5.01
CVE524.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
$2.80
CVE293.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
$3.29
CVE344.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
$1.61
CVE168.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
$1.17
CVE121.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
$1.40
CVE146.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
$1.96
CVE205.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
$1.07
CVE111.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
$0.87
CVE90.68
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
$6.45
CVE674.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
$25.28
CVE2,643.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
$21.51
CVE2,249.16
|
|
pay 62.4% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
$57.24
CVE5,985.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
$475.70
CVE49,739.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
$350.12
CVE36,609.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
$96.76
CVE10,116.84
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
$136.23
CVE14,244.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
$2,824.32
CVE295,313.86
|
|
pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
$2.70
CVE282.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
$1.80
CVE187.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
$44.16
CVE4,616.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
$7.78
CVE813.26
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
$46.18
CVE4,828.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
$43.75
CVE4,574.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
$92.36
CVE9,657.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
$145.83
CVE15,248.56
|
|
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