Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 7.3% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in El Salvador
Housing: pay 19.4% more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 65.3% more in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 20.3% more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

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pay 32.1% less for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE724.49	$5.50 SVC47.99	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE682.70	$6.33 SVC55.23	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE217.07	$0.99 SVC8.64	-56.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE113.14	$0.81 SVC7.05	-32.1%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Cabo Verde	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE176.13	$1.95 SVC17.01	+5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE872.32	$3.77 SVC32.86	-59.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE534.56	$6.72 SVC58.61	+19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE251.54	$2.78 SVC24.25	+5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE367.35	$2.82 SVC24.64	-26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE151.87	$1.67 SVC14.60	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE111.52	$0.76 SVC6.60	-35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE141.13	$1.17 SVC10.17	-21.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE194.46	$1.22 SVC10.61	-40.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE57.16	$0.97 SVC8.44	+60.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.81	$0.98 SVC8.51	+20.7%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Cabo Verde	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE589.23	$3.75 SVC32.69	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	$15.00 SVC130.88	-51.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	-18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	$29.78 SVC259.88	+61.8%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 19.4% more for housing

	Cabo Verde	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	$41.89 SVC365.49	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+78.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	$64.97 SVC566.86	-39.7%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 65.3% more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	+9.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+121.6%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE324.06	$2.00 SVC17.45	-41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE163.00	$2.83 SVC24.69	+65.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE472.60	$4.00 SVC34.90	-19.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	$30.27 SVC264.08	-10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE557.09	$5.17 SVC45.08	-11.8%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 20.3% more for clothing

	Cabo Verde	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	$62.60 SVC546.20	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	$45.83 SVC399.91	+43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+54.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	$109.17 SVC952.51	-21.2%
Average			+20.3%

Cabo Verde vs. El Salvador - 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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