Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 61.8% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 52.4% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$5.10
CVE533.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$2.16
CVE225.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$1.19
CVE124.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$2.51
CVE262.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$6.73
CVE703.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$5.01
CVE524.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$2.80
CVE293.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$3.29
CVE344.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$1.61
CVE168.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$1.17
CVE121.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$1.40
CVE146.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$1.96
CVE205.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$1.07
CVE111.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.87
CVE90.68
|
|
pay 71.2% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$6.45
CVE674.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$25.28
CVE2,643.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$21.51
CVE2,249.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$57.24
CVE5,985.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$475.70
CVE49,739.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$350.12
CVE36,609.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$96.76
CVE10,116.84
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$136.23
CVE14,244.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$2,824.32
CVE295,313.86
|
|
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$2.70
CVE282.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$1.80
CVE187.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$44.16
CVE4,616.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$7.78
CVE813.26
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$46.18
CVE4,828.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$43.75
CVE4,574.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$92.36
CVE9,657.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$145.83
CVE15,248.56
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