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Bahamas vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Bahamas is 2.3 times more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Bahamas
Groceries: pay 86.0% more in Bahamas
Transportation: pay 33.0% more in Bahamas
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Bahamas
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Bahamas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Bahamas
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Bahamas

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

Bahamas vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Bahamas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE724.49	$29.17 BSD29.17	+282.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE682.70	$11.08 BSD11.08	+54.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE217.07	$3.31 BSD3.31	+45.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE113.14	$2.21 BSD2.21	+85.6%
Average			+116.9%

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pay 86.0% more for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Bahamas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE176.13	$4.71 BSD4.71	+154.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE872.32	$5.79 BSD5.79	-36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE534.56	$11.88 BSD11.88	+111.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE251.54	$7.37 BSD7.37	+178.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE367.35	$4.61 BSD4.61	+19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE151.87	$1.86 BSD1.86	+16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE111.52	$1.64 BSD1.64	+40.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE141.13	$3.39 BSD3.39	+128.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE194.46	$3.26 BSD3.26	+59.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE57.16	$1.84 BSD1.84	+205.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.81	$1.37 BSD1.37	+69.4%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 33.0% more for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Bahamas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE589.23	$5.71 BSD5.71	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	$45.00 BSD45.00	+46.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	$31.23 BSD31.23	+69.6%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Cabo Verde	Bahamas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	$89.81 BSD89.81	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	+298.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	+382.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	$201.16 BSD201.16	+86.6%
Average			+207.6%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Bahamas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	$606.67 BSD606.67	+306.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	+306.8%
Average			+306.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Bahamas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE324.06	$6.25 BSD6.25	+83.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE163.00	$5.69 BSD5.69	+231.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE472.60	$13.78 BSD13.78	+177.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	$92.58 BSD92.58	+174.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE557.09	$17.50 BSD17.50	+198.6%
Average			+173.1%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Bahamas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	$55.83 BSD55.83	-7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	$50.83 BSD50.83	+59.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	$104.94 BSD104.94	+23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	$103.57 BSD103.57	-25.2%
Average			+12.5%

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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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