Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 68.3% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
$5.10
CVE539.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
$2.16
CVE228.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
$1.19
CVE125.89
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
$6.73
CVE710.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
$5.01
CVE529.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
$1.96
CVE207.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
$1.07
CVE113.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
$0.87
CVE91.66
|
|
pay 86.3% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
|
|
pay 72.0% more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
|
|
pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
$7.78
CVE821.99
|
|
pay 90.5% more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
|
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