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Cabo Verde vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 9.5% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.1% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 10.0% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 7.6% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 88.0% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.1% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.18 JMD1,149.07	$7.62 CVE721.50	+6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 JMD1,224.39	$7.18 CVE679.88	-6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 JMD197.68	$2.28 CVE216.18	+84.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD119.53	$1.19 CVE112.67	+59.4%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 JMD434.30	$1.85 CVE175.41	-31.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 JMD811.02	$9.18 CVE868.72	+81.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.82 JMD2,212.30	$5.62 CVE532.36	-59.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD561.58	$2.65 CVE250.50	-24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 JMD453.25	$3.86 CVE365.84	+36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 JMD401.27	$1.60 CVE151.25	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 JMD211.77	$1.17 CVE111.06	-11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD305.13	$1.48 CVE140.54	-22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 JMD196.12	$2.05 CVE193.66	+66.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD149.19	$0.60 CVE56.93	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD142.60	$0.81 CVE76.50	-9.3%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	Jamaica	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 JMD763.39	$6.20 CVE586.80	+30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,830.93	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	-37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,765.27 JMD6,844,868.88	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	-29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.56 JMD3,450.36	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	-14.6%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 10.0% less for housing

	Jamaica	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.24 JMD7,881.88	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	+11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$505.52 JMD80,912.46	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.25 JMD64,062.64	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.28 JMD17,810.95	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	-3.1%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 7.6% less for childcare

	Jamaica	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.63 JMD29,551.48	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	-19.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,785.57 JMD445,849.05	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	+4.0%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 JMD374.75	$3.41 CVE322.72	+45.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 JMD559.87	$1.71 CVE162.33	-51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.58 JMD1,373.94	$4.97 CVE470.65	-42.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.65 JMD6,666.23	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.47 JMD1,836.17	$5.86 CVE554.79	-48.9%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 88.0% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.47 JMD3,436.21	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+179.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.34 JMD3,416.05	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	+49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.53 JMD10,328.78	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+32.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 JMD11,618.51	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+90.7%
Average			+88.0%

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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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