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Cabo Verde vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 6.5% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 56.9% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 57.8% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 12.6% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 58.9% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.4% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 6.1% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% more for restaurants

	Bahrain	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 BHD2.710	$7.62 CVE716.88	+5.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 BHD2.980	$7.18 CVE675.53	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BHD0.450	$2.28 CVE214.79	+91.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 BHD0.230	$1.19 CVE111.95	+94.7%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 56.9% more for groceries

	Bahrain	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.21 BHD0.450	$1.85 CVE174.28	+53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.09 BHD1.540	$9.18 CVE863.16	+124.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 BHD2.210	$5.62 CVE528.95	-4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 BHD0.880	$2.65 CVE248.90	+12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 BHD1.100	$3.86 CVE363.49	+31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 BHD0.450	$1.60 CVE150.28	+33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 BHD0.360	$1.17 CVE110.35	+23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 BHD0.360	$1.48 CVE139.65	+54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 BHD0.260	$2.05 CVE192.42	+191.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 BHD0.150	$0.60 CVE56.56	+50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 BHD0.190	$0.81 CVE76.01	+56.4%
Average			+56.9%

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pay 57.8% more for transportation

	Bahrain	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.65 BHD0.620	$6.20 CVE583.05	+275.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.42 BHD12.540	$30.66 CVE2,884.58	-8.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,268.99 BHD12,107.580	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	-5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 BHD9.950	$18.41 CVE1,731.79	-30.6%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 12.6% less for housing

	Bahrain	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.12 BHD14.300	$55.12 CVE5,185.24	+44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.43 BHD351.360	$408.47 CVE38,424.92	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.45 BHD254.180	$282.06 CVE26,533.47	-58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.98 BHD33.760	$107.81 CVE10,141.43	+19.8%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 58.9% less for childcare

	Bahrain	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.81 BHD131.630	$149.25 CVE14,040.39	-57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,301.63 BHD2,739.630	$2,897.28 CVE272,548.19	-60.3%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.56 BHD2.840	$3.41 CVE320.65	-54.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.10 BHD1.910	$1.71 CVE161.29	-66.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 BHD2.030	$4.97 CVE467.64	-8.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.69 BHD35.900	$33.73 CVE3,172.90	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.47 BHD4.680	$5.86 CVE551.24	-53.0%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 6.1% more for clothing

	Bahrain	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.07 BHD22.540	$60.02 CVE5,646.14	-0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.73 BHD18.280	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	-34.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.52 BHD32.840	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.80 BHD32.190	$138.47 CVE13,025.50	+61.4%
Average			+6.1%

Bahrain vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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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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