Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 47.7% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB81.19
|
$5.10
CVE533.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.52
|
$2.16
CVE225.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.20
|
$1.19
CVE124.56
|
|
pay 69.9% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
$2.51
CVE262.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB284.03
|
$6.73
CVE703.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB232.60
|
$5.01
CVE524.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
$2.80
CVE293.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.90
|
$3.29
CVE344.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.83
|
$1.61
CVE168.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.11
|
$1.17
CVE121.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.37
|
$1.40
CVE146.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.91
|
$1.96
CVE205.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB24.09
|
$1.07
CVE111.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.64
|
$0.87
CVE90.68
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.45
|
$6.45
CVE674.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB885.01
|
$25.28
CVE2,643.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB336.35
|
$21.51
CVE2,249.16
|
|
pay 96.8% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
$57.24
CVE5,985.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
$475.70
CVE49,739.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
$350.12
CVE36,609.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
$96.76
CVE10,116.84
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
$136.23
CVE14,244.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
$2,824.32
CVE295,313.86
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB76.55
|
$2.70
CVE282.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB66.10
|
$1.80
CVE187.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
$44.16
CVE4,616.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB188.64
|
$7.78
CVE813.26
|
|
pay 50.7% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
$46.18
CVE4,828.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
$43.75
CVE4,574.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
$92.36
CVE9,657.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
$145.83
CVE15,248.56
|
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