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Cabo Verde vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 66.4% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 44.9% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 81.9% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 66.7% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.6% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.

Cabo Verde vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$7.62 CVE724.49	+124.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$7.18 CVE682.70	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$2.28 CVE217.07	+182.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$1.19 CVE113.14	+90.9%
Average			+102.2%

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pay 44.9% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$1.85 CVE176.13	+9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$9.18 CVE872.32	+37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$5.62 CVE534.56	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$2.65 CVE251.54	+48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$3.86 CVE367.35	+89.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$1.60 CVE151.87	+9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$1.17 CVE111.52	+78.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$1.48 CVE141.13	-6.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$2.05 CVE194.46	+208.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$0.60 CVE57.16	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$0.81 CVE76.81	+57.2%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 81.9% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$6.20 CVE589.23	+42.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	+219.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	-38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	+103.7%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 66.7% more for housing

	Cambodia	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	+154.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	+17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	+19.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+75.2%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-29.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-45.1%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 88.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$3.41 CVE324.06	+227.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$1.71 CVE163.00	-13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$4.97 CVE472.60	+184.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	-10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$5.86 CVE557.09	+56.3%
Average			+88.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Cambodia	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	+146.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	+50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	+23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+250.1%
Average			+117.7%

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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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