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Bangkok vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 39.4% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 18.1% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 6.5% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.5% less for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE721.50	$3.10 THB98.65	-59.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE679.88	$6.20 THB197.30	-13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE216.18	$0.79 THB25.19	-65.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE112.67	$0.33 THB10.61	-72.0%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE175.41	$1.44 THB45.81	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE868.72	$8.50 THB270.59	-7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE532.36	$7.23 THB230.01	+28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE250.50	$2.28 THB72.68	-13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE365.84	$1.38 THB43.91	-64.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE151.25	$1.59 THB50.61	-0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE111.06	$0.82 THB25.98	-30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE140.54	$1.02 THB32.56	-31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE193.66	$0.85 THB27.13	-58.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE56.93	$0.72 THB22.92	+19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.50	$0.65 THB20.65	-19.7%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE586.80	$4.69 THB149.30	-24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	$37.21 THB1,183.78	+21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	+22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	$11.63 THB369.93	-36.8%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 6.5% less for housing

	Cabo Verde	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	$16.91 THB537.90	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	$675.06 THB21,477.90	+65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	$321.97 THB10,243.81	+14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	$68.69 THB2,185.37	-36.3%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	$609.37 THB19,388.11	+308.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	+360.7%
Average			+334.5%

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pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE322.72	$2.79 THB88.78	-18.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE162.33	$2.54 THB80.83	+48.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE470.65	$4.40 THB139.83	-11.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	$51.03 THB1,623.73	+51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE554.79	$8.06 THB256.48	+37.6%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	$58.81 THB1,870.97	-2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	$38.03 THB1,210.07	+19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	$91.47 THB2,910.11	-33.9%
Average			+1.4%

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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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