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Cabo Verde vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 33.4% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 48.2% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 0.3% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 30.8% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.9% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 FCFA3,029	$7.62 CVE724.49	+42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 FCFA3,194	$7.18 CVE682.70	+27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA894	$2.28 CVE217.07	+44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA387	$1.19 CVE113.14	+73.8%
Average			+46.9%

Cameroon vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.2% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 FCFA367	$1.85 CVE176.13	+185.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 FCFA4,038	$9.18 CVE872.32	+28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 FCFA6,385	$5.62 CVE534.56	-50.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,217	$2.65 CVE251.54	+23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,603	$3.86 CVE367.35	+36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 FCFA1,083	$1.60 CVE151.87	-16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA478	$1.17 CVE111.52	+38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA442	$1.48 CVE141.13	+89.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FCFA347	$2.05 CVE194.46	+233.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FCFA585	$0.60 CVE57.16	-41.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA441	$0.81 CVE76.81	+3.7%
Average			+48.2%

Cameroon vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cameroon	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 FCFA2,877	$6.20 CVE589.23	+21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.85 FCFA10,095	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	+71.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	+7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 FCFA2,421	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	+330.2%
Average			+107.8%

Cameroon vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.3% less for housing

	Cameroon	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$116.51 FCFA65,905	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$375.37 FCFA212,325	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	+8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.21 FCFA146,620	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	+8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.43 FCFA45,496	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+34.0%
Average			-0.3%

Cameroon vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of housing

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pay 30.8% less for childcare

	Cameroon	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.98 FCFA283,943	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-70.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	+8.7%
Average			-30.8%

Cameroon vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of childcare

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pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA656	$3.41 CVE324.06	+194.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 FCFA1,307	$1.71 CVE163.00	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,515	$4.97 CVE472.60	+85.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.01 FCFA14,149	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	+34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 FCFA5,047	$5.86 CVE557.09	-34.3%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Cameroon	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.05 FCFA26,046	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	+30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.16 FCFA28,375	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-36.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 FCFA46,658	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	+3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.26 FCFA53,317	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+46.9%
Average			+11.1%

Cameroon vs. Cabo Verde - 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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