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Cabo Verde vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 43.3% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.5% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 97.2% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 31.2% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 56.2% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 43.0% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.4% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.5% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$7.62 CVE724.49	+74.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$7.18 CVE682.70	-7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$2.28 CVE217.07	+159.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$1.19 CVE113.14	+91.7%
Average			+79.5%

Colombia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.2% more for groceries

	Colombia	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$1.85 CVE176.13	+36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$9.18 CVE872.32	+268.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$5.62 CVE534.56	+29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$2.65 CVE251.54	+18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$3.86 CVE367.35	+56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$1.60 CVE151.87	+32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$1.17 CVE111.52	+126.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$1.48 CVE141.13	+141.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$2.05 CVE194.46	+284.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.60 CVE57.16	+15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.81 CVE76.81	+60.0%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 31.2% more for transportation

	Colombia	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$6.20 CVE589.23	+58.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	-9.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	+62.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	+12.5%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 56.2% more for housing

	Colombia	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	+136.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	+30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	+12.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+46.5%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 43.0% less for childcare

	Colombia	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-49.7%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 72.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$3.41 CVE324.06	+183.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$1.71 CVE163.00	+7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$4.97 CVE472.60	+94.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	+34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$5.86 CVE557.09	+42.2%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Colombia	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	-2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	-10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+70.4%
Average			+9.3%

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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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