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Cabo Verde vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 40.4% more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 5.5% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 48.6% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 31.4% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 31.2% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	Belize	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.82	$7.62 CVE721.50	-18.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.61	$7.18 CVE679.88	-26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$2.28 CVE216.18	+77.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$1.19 CVE112.67	+3.0%
Average			+8.8%

Belize vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.5% more for groceries

	Belize	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$1.85 CVE175.41	-7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.63	$9.18 CVE868.72	+18.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.51	$5.62 CVE532.36	-58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$2.65 CVE250.50	+12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.64	$3.86 CVE365.84	+17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$1.60 CVE151.25	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$1.17 CVE111.06	+106.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$1.48 CVE140.54	+102.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$2.05 CVE193.66	+2.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$0.60 CVE56.93	-57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$0.81 CVE76.50	-35.7%
Average			+5.5%

Belize vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.6% more for transportation

	Belize	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.29	$6.20 CVE586.80	-6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.22	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	+53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	+188.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.53	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	-41.7%
Average			+48.6%

Belize vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.4% less for housing

	Belize	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.64	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,375.86	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,100.41	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.50	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	-10.6%
Average			-31.4%

Belize vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Belize	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.75	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	+131.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	+329.7%
Average			+230.5%

Belize vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of childcare

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$3.41 CVE322.72	+28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.25	$1.71 CVE162.33	-52.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$4.97 CVE470.65	-0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.18	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	+2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$5.86 CVE554.79	-30.4%
Average			-10.5%

Belize vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.2% more for clothing

	Belize	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.32	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	+16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.28	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.19	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+54.5%
Average			+31.2%

Belize 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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