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Cabo Verde vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 51.4% cheaper than Greenland overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.3% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 46.4% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 57.0% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 74.6% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.4% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 49.4% less in Cabo Verde

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Cabo Verde.

Cabo Verde vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.3% less for restaurants

	Greenland	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.67 DKK152.41	$7.62 CVE724.49	-67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.56 DKK113.11	$7.18 CVE682.70	-59.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 DKK18.90	$2.28 CVE217.07	-22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.32 DKK21.35	$1.19 CVE113.14	-64.1%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 46.4% less for groceries

	Greenland	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$4.65 DKK29.96	$1.85 CVE176.13	-60.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.04 DKK116.18	$9.18 CVE872.32	-49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.37 DKK73.24	$5.62 CVE534.56	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 DKK31.12	$2.65 CVE251.54	-45.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.86 DKK95.71	$3.86 CVE367.35	-74.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.88	$1.60 CVE151.87	-30.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.89	$1.17 CVE111.52	-49.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.13 DKK13.74	$1.48 CVE141.13	-30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK12.60	$2.05 CVE194.46	+4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 DKK10.88	$0.60 CVE57.16	-64.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04 DKK13.17	$0.81 CVE76.81	-60.5%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Greenland	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 DKK22.53	$6.20 CVE589.23	+77.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.52 DKK589.38	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	-66.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,689.66 DKK262,041.40	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$40.79 DKK262.71	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	-54.9%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 57.0% less for housing

	Greenland	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$172.50 DKK1,110.92	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	-68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$850.41 DKK5,476.63	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$792.45 DKK5,103.36	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	-64.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.89 DKK1,235.76	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	-43.8%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 74.6% less for childcare

	Greenland	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$611.69 DKK3,939.31	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-75.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,954.91 DKK70,549.61	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-73.6%
Average			-74.6%

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pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Greenland	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.76 DKK75.74	$3.41 CVE324.06	-71.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.46 DKK41.59	$1.71 CVE163.00	-73.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.39 DKK66.94	$4.97 CVE472.60	-52.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.59 DKK370.88	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	-41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.87 DKK121.49	$5.86 CVE557.09	-68.9%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 49.4% less for clothing

	Greenland	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$173.87 DKK1,119.72	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	-65.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.77 DKK352.75	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-41.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$169.02 DKK1,088.48	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	-49.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$234.75 DKK1,511.78	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	-41.0%
Average			-49.4%

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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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