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Cabo Verde vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 85.4% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 42.3% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 86.5% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 3.0% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.5% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Ghana	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 GHS59.97	$7.62 CVE724.49	+43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 GHS89.77	$7.18 CVE682.70	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GHS9.52	$2.28 CVE217.07	+171.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 GHS3.36	$1.19 CVE113.14	+300.6%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 42.3% more for groceries

	Ghana	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 GHS18.59	$1.85 CVE176.13	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 GHS42.58	$9.18 CVE872.32	+143.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.50 GHS118.63	$5.62 CVE534.56	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 GHS26.09	$2.65 CVE251.54	+14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 GHS22.11	$3.86 CVE367.35	+97.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 GHS12.63	$1.60 CVE151.87	+42.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.63	$1.17 CVE111.52	+73.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.65	$1.48 CVE141.13	+119.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 GHS13.57	$2.05 CVE194.46	+70.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 GHS12.81	$0.60 CVE57.16	-47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 GHS10.74	$0.81 CVE76.81	-15.0%
Average			+42.3%

Ghana vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Ghana	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 GHS47.57	$6.20 CVE589.23	+47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.37 GHS354.37	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	-2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	+279.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 GHS102.17	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	+103.6%
Average			+107.1%

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pay 86.5% more for housing

	Ghana	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.58 GHS560.14	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.05 GHS3,615.88	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	+27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$117.55 GHS1,328.09	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	+139.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.36 GHS455.98	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+167.1%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 3.0% less for childcare

	Ghana	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.94 GHS1,230.77	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	+37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,083.57 GHS57,434.22	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-43.0%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 GHS16.74	$3.41 CVE324.06	+130.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 GHS30.10	$1.71 CVE163.00	-35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 GHS15.82	$4.97 CVE472.60	+255.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.05 GHS339.47	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	+12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 GHS109.10	$5.86 CVE557.09	-39.3%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.64 GHS188.04	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	+260.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.33 GHS218.34	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	+65.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.23 GHS375.44	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	+156.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.14 GHS498.65	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+213.7%
Average			+174.1%

Ghana 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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