Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 41.7% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
$4.66
CVE472.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
$4.05
CVE410.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
$1.80
CVE182.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
$1.00
CVE101.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
$1.64
CVE166.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
$4.91
CVE497.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
$4.40
CVE446.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
$2.51
CVE253.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
$2.64
CVE267.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
$1.29
CVE130.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
$1.02
CVE103.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
$1.24
CVE125.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
$1.36
CVE137.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
$0.61
CVE61.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
$0.73
CVE73.68
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
$5.44
CVE551.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
$19.14
CVE1,939.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
$55.04
CVE5,577.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
$278.73
CVE28,244.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
$206.85
CVE20,960.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
$63.51
CVE6,436.00
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
$111.50
CVE11,298.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
$1,707.91
CVE173,066.90
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
$2.60
CVE263.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
$1.56
CVE157.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
$4.42
CVE447.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
$31.08
CVE3,149.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
$29.45
CVE2,984.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
$147.22
CVE14,918.42
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