Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 48.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 95.2% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS10,159.36
|
$4.66
CVE472.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS16,276.42
|
$4.05
CVE410.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,581.76
|
$1.80
CVE182.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS948.94
|
$1.00
CVE101.15
|
|
pay 95.3% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS2,038.41
|
$1.64
CVE166.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,534.37
|
$4.91
CVE497.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS12,095.51
|
$4.40
CVE446.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS5,047.52
|
$2.51
CVE253.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS6,007.72
|
$2.64
CVE267.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS3,062.10
|
$1.29
CVE130.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,081.00
|
$1.02
CVE103.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,022.74
|
$1.24
CVE125.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,046.40
|
$1.36
CVE137.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS754.72
|
$0.61
CVE61.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,083.92
|
$0.73
CVE73.68
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,706.99
|
$5.44
CVE551.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS31,354.61
|
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS43,112,585.86
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS30,955.99
|
$19.14
CVE1,939.50
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS147,894.81
|
$55.04
CVE5,577.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS808,188.67
|
$278.73
CVE28,244.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS551,849.61
|
$206.85
CVE20,960.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS94,829.62
|
$63.51
CVE6,436.00
|
|
pay 62.7% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS646,088.78
|
$111.50
CVE11,298.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS16,362,714.70
|
$1,707.91
CVE173,066.90
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,124.43
|
$2.60
CVE263.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS5,004.55
|
$1.56
CVE157.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,534.17
|
$4.42
CVE447.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS99,710.04
|
$31.08
CVE3,149.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS13,023.06
|
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
|
pay 81.7% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS44,454.24
|
$29.45
CVE2,984.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS90,435.45
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS137,430.84
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS129,447.64
|
$147.22
CVE14,918.42
|
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