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Cabo Verde vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 42.8% more expensive than Fiji overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 45.7% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 89.5% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 75.5% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 44.6% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 95.5% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.6% more for restaurants

	Fiji	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.75 FJD10.73	$7.62 CVE721.50	+60.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 FJD16.84	$7.18 CVE679.88	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 FJD2.94	$2.28 CVE216.18	+75.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 FJD2.20	$1.19 CVE112.67	+22.2%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 45.7% more for groceries

	Fiji	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 FJD1.43	$1.85 CVE175.41	+193.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 FJD9.89	$9.18 CVE868.72	+109.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 FJD10.97	$5.62 CVE532.36	+15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.68 FJD6.06	$2.65 CVE250.50	-1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FJD7.34	$3.86 CVE365.84	+19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 FJD2.28	$1.60 CVE151.25	+58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 FJD2.34	$1.17 CVE111.06	+13.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 FJD3.11	$1.48 CVE140.54	+7.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 FJD2.91	$2.05 CVE193.66	+59.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FJD1.43	$0.60 CVE56.93	-4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 FJD1.38	$0.81 CVE76.50	+32.5%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 89.5% more for transportation

	Fiji	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 FJD11.12	$6.20 CVE586.80	+26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.63 FJD66.98	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	+3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,223.90 FJD61,538.26	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	+11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD9.98	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	+317.0%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 75.5% more for housing

	Fiji	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.30 FJD48.15	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	+158.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.00 FJD1,347.23	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$311.98 FJD705.22	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.95 FJD85.79	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	+184.1%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 44.6% less for childcare

	Fiji	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 FJD402.92	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	-16.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,742.72 FJD24,283.38	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-73.0%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Fiji	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 FJD6.15	$3.41 CVE322.72	+25.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 FJD6.55	$1.71 CVE162.33	-40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.45 FJD21.36	$4.97 CVE470.65	-47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 FJD67.42	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	+13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 FJD9.04	$5.86 CVE554.79	+46.5%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 95.5% more for clothing

	Fiji	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.08 FJD45.39	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+198.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.58 FJD66.86	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	+8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.39 FJD125.21	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+53.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.57 FJD141.44	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+121.3%
Average			+95.5%

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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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