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South Africa vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 9.4% cheaper than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.4% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 39.0% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in South Africa
Housing: pay 5.0% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 26.5% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in South Africa

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

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pay 23.4% less for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE724.49	$9.33 ZAR159.73	+22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE682.70	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE217.07	$1.03 ZAR17.65	-54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE113.14	$0.80 ZAR13.74	-32.5%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 39.0% less for groceries

	Cabo Verde	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE176.13	$1.00 ZAR17.16	-45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE872.32	$3.88 ZAR66.47	-57.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE534.56	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE251.54	$2.33 ZAR39.93	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE367.35	$2.13 ZAR36.52	-44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE151.87	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-54.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE111.52	$0.65 ZAR11.16	-44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE141.13	$0.68 ZAR11.70	-54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE194.46	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-65.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE57.16	$0.59 ZAR10.02	-2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.81	$0.60 ZAR10.27	-25.7%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Cabo Verde	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE589.23	$4.92 ZAR84.25	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	$56.18 ZAR961.29	+83.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	-29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	$9.34 ZAR159.79	-49.3%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 5.0% less for housing

	Cabo Verde	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	$39.36 ZAR673.48	-28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	+28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	-18.3%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 26.5% more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	+16.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	+36.8%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE324.06	$2.18 ZAR37.27	-36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE163.00	$2.05 ZAR35.06	+19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE472.60	$2.96 ZAR50.72	-40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE557.09	$6.85 ZAR117.19	+16.9%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Cabo Verde	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	$50.74 ZAR868.31	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	$32.75 ZAR560.46	+2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	-40.9%
Average			-10.8%

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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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