Cost of living comparison

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Cabo Verde vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 58.9% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 92.2% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 67.4% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 75.8% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 10.0% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 54.0% more in Cabo Verde

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.

Cabo Verde vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.2% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BOB19.43	$7.62 CVE724.49	+170.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.76 BOB46.55	$7.18 CVE682.70	+6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BOB6.66	$2.28 CVE217.07	+136.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 BOB5.25	$1.19 CVE113.14	+56.2%
Average			+92.2%

Bolivia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Bolivia	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 BOB9.01	$1.85 CVE176.13	+41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 BOB16.76	$9.18 CVE872.32	+277.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 BOB25.74	$5.62 CVE534.56	+50.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 BOB13.84	$2.65 CVE251.54	+31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 BOB13.35	$3.86 CVE367.35	+99.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 BOB6.98	$1.60 CVE151.87	+57.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 BOB3.16	$1.17 CVE111.52	+155.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 BOB3.94	$1.48 CVE141.13	+159.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB5.68	$2.05 CVE194.46	+148.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BOB3.61	$0.60 CVE57.16	+14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.09	$0.81 CVE76.81	+80.1%
Average			+101.5%

Bolivia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.4% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 BOB16.63	$6.20 CVE589.23	+156.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.13 BOB180.04	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	+17.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	+50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.71 BOB87.59	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	+44.8%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 75.8% more for housing

	Bolivia	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.51 BOB258.43	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	+7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	+11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.96 BOB220.19	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+237.4%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 10.0% less for childcare

	Bolivia	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-11.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-8.9%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 BOB11.53	$3.41 CVE324.06	+103.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 BOB18.03	$1.71 CVE163.00	-34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 BOB17.34	$4.97 CVE472.60	+97.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.86 BOB226.42	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	+2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.59 BOB45.38	$5.86 CVE557.09	-11.0%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 54.0% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.19 BOB228.72	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	+80.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.06 BOB310.46	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.11 BOB462.42	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	+27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.35 BOB402.08	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+137.3%
Average			+54.0%

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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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