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Cabo Verde vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 6.7% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 46.0% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 16.1% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 30.9% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 56.0% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 10.5% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.6% more for restaurants

	Hungary	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 HUF3,330.88	$7.62 CVE721.50	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 HUF2,639.18	$7.18 CVE679.88	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 HUF471.06	$2.28 CVE216.18	+59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HUF364.07	$1.19 CVE112.67	+7.2%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 46.0% more for groceries

	Hungary	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 HUF506.07	$1.85 CVE175.41	+20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 HUF1,473.09	$9.18 CVE868.72	+104.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 HUF1,369.06	$5.62 CVE532.36	+34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 HUF937.40	$2.65 CVE250.50	-7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 HUF884.74	$3.86 CVE365.84	+43.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 HUF258.17	$1.60 CVE151.25	+103.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 HUF289.17	$1.17 CVE111.06	+33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 HUF298.57	$1.48 CVE140.54	+63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 HUF458.11	$2.05 CVE193.66	+46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 HUF167.52	$0.60 CVE56.93	+17.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HUF179.65	$0.81 CVE76.50	+47.5%
Average			+46.0%

Hungary vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.1% more for transportation

	Hungary	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 HUF2,218.03	$6.20 CVE586.80	-8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.12 HUF8,238.69	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	+22.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,788.81 HUF8,787,263.89	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	+13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.43 HUF4,403.68	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	+37.1%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 30.9% more for housing

	Hungary	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.66 HUF6,777.14	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	+166.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.37 HUF157,899.93	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.75 HUF123,582.86	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-25.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.14 HUF36,455.08	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	-3.0%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 56.0% less for childcare

	Hungary	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.81 HUF101,951.48	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	-52.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,229.50 HUF2,371,419.52	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-59.9%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 HUF686.16	$3.41 CVE322.72	+63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 HUF725.87	$1.71 CVE162.33	-22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.97 HUF2,285.18	$4.97 CVE470.65	-28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.15 HUF16,122.78	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 HUF2,467.08	$5.86 CVE554.79	-22.1%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 10.5% more for clothing

	Hungary	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.50 HUF25,094.90	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.66 HUF10,056.34	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.51 HUF26,082.15	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.04 HUF29,862.12	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+52.1%
Average			+10.5%

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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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