Cost of living comparison

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Cabo Verde vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 54.4% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants
pay 68.8% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation
pay 16.2% more in Cabo Verde
Housing
pay 77.6% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare
pay 53.6% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.6% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing
pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde

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

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Cabo Verde vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

pay 68.8% more for restaurants

 
Kenya
Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.96
KES513.81
$6.49
CVE636.84
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.49
KES842.08
$9.14
CVE896.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.58
KES74.64
$1.81
CVE177.58
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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Kenya
Cabo Verde
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.57
KES73.38
$1.81
CVE177.40
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
KES654.07
$8.45
CVE828.98
Milk (1 gallon) $2.81
KES364.50
$5.55
CVE544.34
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pay 16.2% more for transportation

 
Kenya
Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.72
KES742.41
$5.84
CVE572.94
Monthly public transit pass $30.03
KES3,896.40
$29.80
CVE2,922.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,967.15
KES3M
$28,897.98
CVE3M
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pay 77.6% more for housing

 
Kenya
Cabo Verde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $33.50
KES4,347.14
$50.02
CVE4,906.55
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $208.27
KES27,025.43
$414.04
CVE40,611.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $163.35
KES21,195.68
$227.30
CVE22,294.98
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pay 53.6% less for childcare

 
Kenya
Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $167.67
KES21,757.09
$120.41
CVE11,810.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,284.02
KES1M
$3,082.45
CVE302K
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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kenya
Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.14
KES278.31
$3.26
CVE319.92
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.44
KES316.97
$2.01
CVE196.85
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.21
KES417.11
$4.97
CVE487.34
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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Kenya
Cabo Verde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $16.22
KES2,105.20
$46.30
CVE4,541.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $20.38
KES2,645.16
$25.35
CVE2,486.43
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $35.38
KES4,590.56
$65.91
CVE6,464.72
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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