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Cabo Verde vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 24.6% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 5.4% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 78.8% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 2.0% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 44.0% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 29.2% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$7.62 CVE721.50	-34.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.73	$7.18 CVE679.88	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$4.99	$2.28 CVE216.18	-20.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.33	$1.19 CVE112.67	-52.4%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.38	$1.85 CVE175.41	-40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.61	$9.18 CVE868.72	+84.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.76	$5.62 CVE532.36	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.64	$2.65 CVE250.50	-52.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.89	$3.86 CVE365.84	+13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.25	$1.60 CVE151.25	+22.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.81	$1.17 CVE111.06	+12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.71	$1.48 CVE140.54	-5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.76	$2.05 CVE193.66	-25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.81	$0.60 CVE56.93	-42.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.43	$0.81 CVE76.50	-2.0%
Average			-5.4%

Cook Islands vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.8% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.36	$6.20 CVE586.80	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.66 CVE2,903.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$19,973.52	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	+163.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.41 CVE1,742.94
Average			+78.8%

Cook Islands vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$183.42	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$529.30	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	+33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$529.30	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-7.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$143.19	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	+30.3%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$149.25 CVE14,130.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,396.82	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	+109.2%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.36	$3.41 CVE322.72	-43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.57	$1.71 CVE162.33	-54.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$4.97 CVE470.65	-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.61	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	+40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$5.86 CVE554.79	-11.7%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 44.0% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$111.85	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	-7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$31.96 CVE3,026.15
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$85.23 CVE8,069.72
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$122.84	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+95.1%
Average			+44.0%

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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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