Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 86.5% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 40.3% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 29.0% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Cabo Verde

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

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Cabo Verde vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL149.22	$6.49 CVE639.00	-28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL139.28	$9.14 CVE899.20	+8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.66	$1.81 CVE178.18	+69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.93	$1.10 CVE108.27	+30.8%
Average			-3.8%

Lesotho vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.3% more for groceries

	Lesotho	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.68	$1.81 CVE178.00	+118.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.70	$8.45 CVE831.80	+155.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.48	$5.55 CVE546.18	+26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.46	$2.59 CVE254.53	+68.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL46.24	$2.76 CVE271.60	-1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.10	$1.58 CVE155.31	+85.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.81	$1.12 CVE110.15	+10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.30	$1.54 CVE151.39	+25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL18.05	$1.69 CVE166.73	+55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.73	$0.61 CVE59.60	-14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.07	$0.75 CVE74.19	+3.4%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 29.0% more for transportation

	Lesotho	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL82.40	$5.84 CVE574.89	+17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL497.41	$29.80 CVE2,932.78	-0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL348K	$28,897.98 CVE3M	+37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL99.48	$17.22 CVE1,694.80	+186.6%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL634.12	$50.02 CVE4,923.20	+30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,541.98	$414.04 CVE40,749.42	+344.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL920.21	$227.30 CVE22,370.60	+308.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$92.56 CVE9,109.92
Average			+297.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL861.94	$120.41 CVE11,850.60	+131.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,564.88	$3,082.45 CVE303K	+160.8%
Average			+145.6%

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pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.84	$3.26 CVE321.01	+80.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL33.16	$2.01 CVE197.52	+0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.56	$4.97 CVE488.99	-2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL381.35	$29.79 CVE2,931.46	+29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.58 CVE548.87
Average			+27.2%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL762.70	$46.30 CVE4,557.08	+0.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL920.21	$25.35 CVE2,494.86	-54.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,724.36	$65.91 CVE6,486.64	-36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,487.06	$116.61 CVE11,476.37	-22.4%
Average			-31.1%

Lesotho vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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