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Dominican Republic vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 5.2% cheaper than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 5.3% less in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 12.4% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 58.3% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Dominican Republic

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE717.56	$6.57 DOP411.58	-13.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE676.17	$7.06 DOP442.46	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE214.99	$0.92 DOP57.93	-59.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE112.05	$0.60 DOP37.72	-49.4%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE174.45	$1.44 DOP90.24	-22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE863.98	$3.10 DOP193.95	-66.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE529.45	$4.52 DOP283.01	-19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE249.14	$1.74 DOP109.04	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE363.84	$2.20 DOP137.55	-43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE150.42	$1.17 DOP73.56	-26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE110.46	$0.37 DOP23.31	-68.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE139.78	$1.09 DOP68.57	-26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE192.60	$0.70 DOP44.03	-65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE56.62	$0.67 DOP42.11	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.08	$0.96 DOP60.20	+18.9%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE583.60	$4.63 DOP290.23	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,887.30	$31.27 DOP1,959.07	+2.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,859,126.58	$27,585.12 DOP1,728,059.40	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,733.42	$20.50 DOP1,284.36	+11.4%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 12.4% less for housing

	Cabo Verde	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,190.13	$31.80 DOP1,991.85	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,461.12	$495.90 DOP31,065.74	+21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,558.46	$352.53 DOP22,084.37	+25.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,150.99	$49.81 DOP3,120.20	-53.8%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 58.3% more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,053.61	$203.07 DOP12,721.53	+36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE272,804.92	$5,232.64 DOP327,797.10	+80.6%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE320.96	$2.40 DOP150.14	-29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE161.44	$1.93 DOP120.94	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE468.08	$4.53 DOP283.86	-8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,175.89	$28.27 DOP1,770.84	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE551.76	$6.24 DOP390.62	+6.4%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,651.45	$44.65 DOP2,797.01	-25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,009.61	$43.79 DOP2,743.09	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,025.62	$75.83 DOP4,750.57	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,037.77	$93.99 DOP5,888.08	-32.1%
Average			-7.9%

Cabo Verde vs. Dominican Republic - 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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