Cost of living comparison
compared to
Italy vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary
Italy is 61.1% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.
Italy vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Italy instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 88.4% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.49
CVE636.84
|
$18.81
€16.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
CVE896.16
|
$11.59
€10.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
CVE177.58
|
$2.95
€2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
CVE107.91
|
$1.38
€1.23
|
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Cabo Verde vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
pay 9.1% more for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
CVE177.40
|
$2.19
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
CVE828.98
|
$8.58
€7.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
CVE544.34
|
$5.84
€5.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
CVE253.67
|
$4.02
€3.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
CVE270.68
|
$5.65
€5.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
CVE154.79
|
$1.15
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
CVE109.78
|
$0.96
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
CVE150.88
|
$1.19
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
CVE166.17
|
$1.45
€1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE59.40
|
$0.86
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
CVE73.94
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
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Cabo Verde vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
pay 30.2% more for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
CVE572.94
|
$7.75
€6.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.80
CVE2,922.87
|
$43.51
€38.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,897.98
CVE3M
|
$34,598.57
€30,793.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.22
CVE1,689.07
|
$20.27
€18.04
|
|
Cabo Verde vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
pay 90.5% more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.02
CVE4,906.55
|
$30.01
€26.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$414.04
CVE40,611.67
|
$723.52
€643.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$227.30
CVE22,294.98
|
$562.80
€500.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.56
CVE9,079.12
|
$162.38
€144.52
|
|
Cabo Verde vs. Italy - Cost of housing
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.41
CVE11,810.54
|
$542.33
€482.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.45
CVE302K
|
$10,535.75
€9,377.19
|
|
Cabo Verde vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
CVE319.92
|
$5.64
€5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CVE196.85
|
$1.96
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.97
CVE487.34
|
$6.73
€5.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.79
CVE2,921.55
|
$55.93
€49.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
CVE547.01
|
$10.26
€9.13
|
|
Cabo Verde vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 47.0% more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.30
CVE4,541.67
|
$86.42
€76.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.35
CVE2,486.43
|
$38.24
€34.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.91
CVE6,464.72
|
$99.86
€88.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.61
CVE11,437.57
|
$127.82
€113.76
|
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Cabo Verde vs. Italy - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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