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Kenya vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 24.3% cheaper than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 53.9% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 22.1% less in Kenya
Housing: pay 53.9% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 86.1% more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Kenya
Clothing: pay 63.1% less in Kenya

Expenses including clothing, groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kenya. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE724.49	$3.74 KES484.15	-50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE682.70	$6.17 KES798.62	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE217.07	$0.54 KES69.44	-76.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE113.14	$0.44 KES57.53	-62.7%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 53.9% less for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE176.13	$0.54 KES70.01	-70.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE872.32	$4.37 KES565.28	-52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE534.56	$2.52 KES326.23	-55.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE251.54	$1.60 KES207.28	-39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE367.35	$2.57 KES332.87	-33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE151.87	$1.08 KES139.60	-32.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE111.52	$0.40 KES51.88	-65.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE141.13	$0.69 KES89.87	-53.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE194.46	$0.32 KES41.21	-84.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE57.16	$0.30 KES38.21	-50.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.81	$0.37 KES47.67	-54.4%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE589.23	$5.40 KES698.69	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	$26.41 KES3,419.10	-13.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	-36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	$13.74 KES1,778.12	-25.4%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 53.9% less for housing

	Cabo Verde	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	$37.35 KES4,834.47	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	$194.00 KES25,113.52	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	$131.26 KES16,990.97	-53.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-77.3%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 86.1% more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	$172.28 KES22,301.68	+15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	+156.8%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE324.06	$2.03 KES262.67	-40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE163.00	$2.28 KES294.98	+32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE472.60	$2.80 KES362.51	-43.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	$29.27 KES3,788.44	-13.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE557.09	$6.10 KES790.23	+4.2%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 63.1% less for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-79.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	$20.02 KES2,592.06	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-59.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-76.2%
Average			-63.1%

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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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