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Cabo Verde vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 55.5% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 42.1% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 17.1% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 59.2% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.7% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 47.1% more in Cabo Verde

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.

Cabo Verde vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	$7.62 CVE724.49	+266.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$7.18 CVE682.70	+29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$2.28 CVE217.07	+200.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$1.19 CVE113.14	+140.3%
Average			+159.3%

Laos vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.1% more for groceries

	Laos	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	$1.85 CVE176.13	+63.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$9.18 CVE872.32	-30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$5.62 CVE534.56	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$2.65 CVE251.54	+25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$3.86 CVE367.35	+84.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	$1.60 CVE151.87	+110.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	$1.17 CVE111.52	+56.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	$1.48 CVE141.13	+53.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	$2.05 CVE194.46	+56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	$0.60 CVE57.16	-14.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.81 CVE76.81	+76.5%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 17.1% more for transportation

	Laos	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	$6.20 CVE589.23	+31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	-44.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	+6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	+75.2%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Laos	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	+502.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	-65.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+80.0%
Average			+114.3%

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pay 59.2% less for childcare

	Laos	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-49.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-68.7%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	$3.41 CVE324.06	+140.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$1.71 CVE163.00	+3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$4.97 CVE472.60	+150.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	-50.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	$5.86 CVE557.09	+93.9%
Average			+67.7%

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pay 47.1% more for clothing

	Laos	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	+19.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-51.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	+28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+191.4%
Average			+47.1%

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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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