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Mexico City vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 43.0% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 40.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 48.8% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

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pay 12.7% more for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE721.50	$10.86 MX$197.31	+42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE679.88	$8.82 MX$160.32	+22.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE216.18	$1.73 MX$31.47	-24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE112.67	$1.30 MX$23.70	+9.6%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE175.41	$2.63 MX$47.71	+41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE868.72	$5.04 MX$91.60	-45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE532.36	$6.54 MX$118.83	+16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE250.50	$2.61 MX$47.38	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE365.84	$3.80 MX$69.15	-1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE151.25	$1.37 MX$24.88	-14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE111.06	$0.80 MX$14.54	-31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE140.54	$0.97 MX$17.69	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE193.66	$0.91 MX$16.47	-55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE56.93	$0.96 MX$17.42	+59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.50	$0.99 MX$18.07	+23.1%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 40.9% less for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE586.80	$5.14 MX$93.37	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	$19.54 MX$355.17	-36.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	$4.42 MX$80.42	-76.0%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 48.8% more for housing

	Cabo Verde	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	$30.93 MX$562.20	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+164.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+140.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	$37.36 MX$679.03	-65.3%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	+188.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+276.1%
Average			+232.2%

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pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE322.72	$3.26 MX$59.19	-4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE162.33	$3.81 MX$69.31	+122.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE470.65	$4.34 MX$78.93	-12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+73.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE554.79	$6.51 MX$118.39	+11.2%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	+1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	$48.08 MX$873.77	+50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	-19.9%
Average			+14.0%

Cabo Verde vs. Mexico City - 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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