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Cabo Verde vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 5.2 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 5.2 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 21.8 times more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 6.1% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.76 GMD493.24	$7.62 CVE716.88	+12.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.17 GMD596.06	$7.18 CVE675.53	-12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 GMD178.64	$2.28 CVE214.79	-6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 GMD112.01	$1.19 CVE111.95	-22.4%
Average			-7.1%

Gambia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Gambia	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 GMD38.23	$1.85 CVE174.28	+253.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD221.96	$9.18 CVE863.16	+201.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD373.43	$5.62 CVE528.95	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD140.57	$2.65 CVE248.90	+37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD89.49	$3.86 CVE363.49	+215.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.12	$1.60 CVE150.28	+73.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.02	$1.17 CVE110.35	+108.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD59.66	$1.48 CVE139.65	+81.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD44.75	$2.05 CVE192.42	+233.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD29.83	$0.60 CVE56.56	+47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.07	$0.81 CVE76.01	+83.9%
Average			+122.4%

Gambia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.2 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD292.07	$6.20 CVE583.05	+54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD478.15	$30.66 CVE2,884.58	+368.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	+1052.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.74 GMD419.26	$18.41 CVE1,731.79	+220.5%
Average			+424.0%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Gambia	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	$55.12 CVE5,185.24	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	$408.47 CVE38,424.92	+298.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	$282.06 CVE26,533.47	+451.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	$107.81 CVE10,141.43	+363.7%
Average			+284.0%

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pay 21.8 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD493.24	$149.25 CVE14,040.39	+2109.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	$2,897.28 CVE272,548.19	+2044.0%
Average			+2076.5%

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pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.70 GMD342.98	$3.41 CVE320.65	-27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 GMD222.95	$1.71 CVE161.29	-43.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD123.31	$4.97 CVE467.64	+194.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	$33.73 CVE3,172.90	+42.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD246.62	$5.86 CVE551.24	+73.5%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 6.1% more for clothing

	Gambia	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	$60.02 CVE5,646.14	+7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	-27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	$138.47 CVE13,025.50	+59.2%
Average			+6.1%

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