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Cabo Verde vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 48.0% more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.5% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 32.5% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 45.5% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 80.1% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 16.3% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 36.0% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.5% more for restaurants

	Cuba	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$7.62 CVE721.50	+73.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$7.18 CVE679.88	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$2.28 CVE216.18	+10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$1.19 CVE112.67	-4.8%
Average			+30.5%

Cuba vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.5% more for groceries

	Cuba	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$1.85 CVE175.41	+52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$9.18 CVE868.72	+217.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$5.62 CVE532.36	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$2.65 CVE250.50	-36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$3.86 CVE365.84	+54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$1.60 CVE151.25	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$1.17 CVE111.06	+98.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$1.48 CVE140.54	+9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$2.05 CVE193.66	+105.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.60 CVE56.93	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.81 CVE76.50	-31.0%
Average			+32.5%

Cuba vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.5% more for transportation

	Cuba	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$6.20 CVE586.80	+29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	+22.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	-49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	+178.9%
Average			+45.5%

Cuba vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.1% more for housing

	Cuba	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	-26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	+62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-12.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	+297.1%
Average			+80.1%

Cuba vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of housing

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pay 16.3% less for childcare

	Cuba	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	+33.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-65.9%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cuba	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$3.41 CVE322.72	+70.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$1.71 CVE162.33	+69.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$4.97 CVE470.65	+24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$5.86 CVE554.79	+486.0%
Average			+128.0%

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pay 36.0% more for clothing

	Cuba	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+72.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+73.1%
Average			+36.0%

Cuba 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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