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Cabo Verde vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 47.7% more expensive than Kuwait overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 100.0% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 91.5% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 29.4% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 44.8% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 33.9% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.58 KWD2.640	$7.62 CVE724.49	-11.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.32 KWD2.550	$7.18 CVE682.70	-13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KWD0.160	$2.28 CVE217.07	+331.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$1.19 CVE113.14	+263.9%
Average			+142.6%

Kuwait vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 100.0% more for groceries

	Kuwait	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 KWD0.300	$1.85 CVE176.13	+86.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.15 KWD0.660	$9.18 CVE872.32	+326.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 KWD1.630	$5.62 CVE534.56	+5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 KWD0.580	$2.65 CVE251.54	+40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 KWD0.850	$3.86 CVE367.35	+39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 KWD0.290	$1.60 CVE151.87	+68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$1.17 CVE111.52	+49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 KWD0.190	$1.48 CVE141.13	+144.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$2.05 CVE194.46	+242.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 KWD0.150	$0.60 CVE57.16	+20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 KWD0.140	$0.81 CVE76.81	+77.2%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 91.5% more for transportation

	Kuwait	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 KWD0.410	$6.20 CVE589.23	+365.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 KWD13.270	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	-29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	+50.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.22 KWD7.130	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	-20.7%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 29.4% more for housing

	Kuwait	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.12 KWD8.320	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	+103.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.93 KWD246.480	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.40 KWD184.310	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	-53.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 KWD15.290	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+116.4%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 44.8% less for childcare

	Kuwait	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.17 KWD71.890	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-53.2%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.96 KWD0.910	$3.41 CVE324.06	+15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 KWD1.550	$1.71 CVE163.00	-66.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$4.97 CVE472.60	+68.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.00 KWD31.010	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	-66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 KWD3.280	$5.86 CVE557.09	-45.1%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 33.9% more for clothing

	Kuwait	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.78 KWD11.910	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	+54.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.81 KWD11.610	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.62 KWD25.980	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	+0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.86 KWD21.750	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+95.4%
Average			+33.9%

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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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