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Cabo Verde vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 11.2% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.0% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 39.1% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 52.6% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 29.4% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Cabo Verde

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Cabo Verde.

Cabo Verde vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 10.0% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	$7.62 CVE724.49	-32.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$7.18 CVE682.70	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$2.28 CVE217.07	+30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$1.19 CVE113.14	-16.5%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Argentina	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	$1.85 CVE176.13	-5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$9.18 CVE872.32	+74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$5.62 CVE534.56	+12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$2.65 CVE251.54	+12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$3.86 CVE367.35	+28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	$1.60 CVE151.87	+55.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	$1.17 CVE111.52	+29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	$1.48 CVE141.13	+133.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	$2.05 CVE194.46	+68.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	$0.60 CVE57.16	+13.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	$0.81 CVE76.81	+56.4%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 39.1% more for transportation

	Argentina	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	$6.20 CVE589.23	+50.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	+32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	+10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	+63.2%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 52.6% more for housing

	Argentina	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	+126.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	-5.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+84.7%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 29.4% less for childcare

	Argentina	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-44.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-14.2%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	$3.41 CVE324.06	+33.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$1.71 CVE163.00	-45.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$4.97 CVE472.60	+51.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$5.86 CVE557.09	-13.0%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Argentina	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	-33.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-59.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+24.6%
Average			-23.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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