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Cabo Verde vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 12.9% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.0% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 51.0% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 37.3% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 4.2% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 29.8% less in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.0% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	$7.62 CVE721.50	-36.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	$7.18 CVE679.88	-36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.81	$2.28 CVE216.18	+14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.36	$1.19 CVE112.67	-20.7%
Average			-20.0%

Haiti vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.0% more for groceries

	Haiti	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.27	$1.85 CVE175.41	-25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$9.18 CVE868.72	+83.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.30	$5.62 CVE532.36	-1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.92	$2.65 CVE250.50	-5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.34	$3.86 CVE365.84	-44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$1.60 CVE151.25	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.25	$1.17 CVE111.06	+115.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$1.48 CVE140.54	+227.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$2.05 CVE193.66	+351.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$0.60 CVE56.93	-73.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.26	$0.81 CVE76.50	-36.4%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.79	$6.20 CVE586.80	+44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	+53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	-13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.64	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	+414.2%
Average			+124.8%

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pay 37.3% less for housing

	Haiti	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	+41.0%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 4.2% less for childcare

	Haiti	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	+49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-57.8%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$3.41 CVE322.72	-31.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.69	$1.71 CVE162.33	+4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.81	$4.97 CVE470.65	+148.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-51.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	$5.86 CVE554.79	-41.4%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 29.8% less for clothing

	Haiti	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-57.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	-29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	-7.7%
Average			-29.8%

Haiti 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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