Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 47.7% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.4% less in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 50.3% less in Cabo Verde
- Transportation
-
pay 36.0% less in Cabo Verde
- Housing
-
pay 63.1% less in Cabo Verde
- Childcare
-
pay 84.4% less in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.2% less in Cabo Verde
- Clothing
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pay 4.5% less in Cabo Verde
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$5.10
CVE515.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$4.86
CVE490.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$2.16
CVE217.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$1.19
CVE120.26
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$2.51
CVE253.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$6.73
CVE679.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$5.01
CVE506.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$2.80
CVE283.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$3.29
CVE332.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$1.61
CVE162.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.17
CVE117.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$1.40
CVE140.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.96
CVE197.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$1.07
CVE107.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.87
CVE87.55
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$6.45
CVE651.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$25.28
CVE2,551.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$29,166.78
CVE2,944,449.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$21.51
CVE2,171.53
|
|
pay 63.1% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$57.24
CVE5,778.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$475.70
CVE48,022.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$350.12
CVE35,345.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$96.76
CVE9,767.65
|
|
pay 84.4% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$136.23
CVE13,752.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$2,824.32
CVE285,120.89
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$2.70
CVE272.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$1.80
CVE181.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$4.38
CVE441.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$44.16
CVE4,457.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$7.78
CVE785.19
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$46.18
CVE4,662.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$43.75
CVE4,416.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$92.36
CVE9,324.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$145.83
CVE14,722.25
|
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