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Cabo Verde vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 36.4% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.9% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 21.1% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 68.1% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 35.9% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 93.4% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.9% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	$7.62 CVE721.50	+1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	$7.18 CVE679.88	-34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$2.28 CVE216.18	+14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$1.19 CVE112.67	-40.5%
Average			-14.9%

Liberia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.1% less for groceries

	Liberia	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD316.87	$1.85 CVE175.41	+3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	$9.18 CVE868.72	+55.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	$5.62 CVE532.36	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD636.84	$2.65 CVE250.50	-26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD950.84	$3.86 CVE365.84	-28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.33	$1.60 CVE151.25	+115.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD678.12	$1.17 CVE111.06	-69.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD825.53	$1.48 CVE140.54	-68.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD884.50	$2.05 CVE193.66	-59.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.19	$0.60 CVE56.93	-41.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD855.02	$0.81 CVE76.50	-83.3%
Average			-21.1%

Liberia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.1% more for transportation

	Liberia	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD830.25	$6.20 CVE586.80	+32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	+53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	+142.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	+45.0%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 35.9% more for housing

	Liberia	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	-40.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	+196.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	+26.4%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	+15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	+224.1%
Average			+119.8%

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pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD530.70	$3.41 CVE322.72	+13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD589.67	$1.71 CVE162.33	-48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD884.50	$4.97 CVE470.65	-0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	$5.86 CVE554.79	-39.9%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 93.4% more for clothing

	Liberia	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+226.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+51.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+101.4%
Average			+93.4%

Liberia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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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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