Cost of living comparison

compared to

Nicaragua vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 10.9% cheaper than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 49.5% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 25.4% less in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 43.1% more in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 22.1% more in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 39.8% less for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE724.49	$4.57 NIO167.54	-40.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE682.70	$6.80 NIO249.70	-5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE217.07	$0.82 NIO30.05	-64.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE113.14	$0.60 NIO22.01	-49.6%
Average			-39.8%

Cabo Verde vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE176.13	$1.74 NIO63.99	-5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE872.32	$3.29 NIO120.87	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE534.56	$4.55 NIO166.90	-19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE251.54	$1.98 NIO72.59	-25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE367.35	$2.48 NIO90.82	-35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE151.87	$1.77 NIO64.95	+10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE111.52	$0.39 NIO14.44	-66.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE141.13	$0.82 NIO29.96	-45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE194.46	$0.87 NIO32.04	-57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE57.16	$1.24 NIO45.67	+107.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.81	$0.88 NIO32.12	+8.3%
Average			-17.5%

Cabo Verde vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 49.5% less for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE589.23	$4.95 NIO181.64	-20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	$5.00 NIO183.61	-83.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	$5.56 NIO204.17	-69.8%
Average			-49.5%

Cabo Verde vs. Nicaragua - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 25.4% less for housing

	Cabo Verde	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	-20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	+0.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	-48.2%
Average			-25.4%

Cabo Verde vs. Nicaragua - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 43.1% more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	-20.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	+107.1%
Average			+43.1%

Cabo Verde vs. Nicaragua - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE324.06	$1.31 NIO47.93	-61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE163.00	$2.16 NIO79.30	+26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE472.60	$2.66 NIO97.58	-46.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	-0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE557.09	$8.00 NIO293.56	+36.5%
Average			-9.2%

Cabo Verde vs. Nicaragua - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 22.1% more for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	+3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	+93.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	+27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	-35.0%
Average			+22.1%

Cabo Verde vs. Nicaragua - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Cabo Verde vs.

France

Cabo Verde vs.

Egypt

Cabo Verde vs.

Germany

Cabo Verde vs.

China

Cabo Verde vs.

Spain

Cabo Verde vs.

Thailand

Cabo Verde vs.

Iceland

Cabo Verde vs.

Greece

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Praia vs. Managua

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Cabo Verde

Add prices for Nicaragua

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Nicaragua or Cabo Verde. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.