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Cabo Verde vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 78.3% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.7% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 67.5% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 19.5% more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.9% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 42.0% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.7% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.94 MWK8,546.53	$7.62 CVE716.88	+54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.59 MWK16,599.35	$7.18 CVE675.53	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MWK1,520.92	$2.28 CVE214.79	+159.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MWK787.59	$1.19 CVE111.95	+161.6%
Average			+87.7%

Malawi vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.5% more for groceries

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 MWK2,170.61	$1.85 CVE174.28	+47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,362.60	$9.18 CVE863.16	+90.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MWK6,411.01	$5.62 CVE528.95	+51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MWK3,776.48	$2.65 CVE248.90	+21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MWK3,458.39	$3.86 CVE363.49	+93.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,878.71	$1.60 CVE150.28	+47.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,407.41	$1.17 CVE110.35	+44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,552.35	$1.48 CVE139.65	+65.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,028.86	$2.05 CVE192.42	+244.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 MWK1,059.32	$0.60 CVE56.56	-1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,013.23	$0.81 CVE76.01	+38.1%
Average			+67.5%

Malawi vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.04 MWK10,451.79	$6.20 CVE583.05	+2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,482.57	$30.66 CVE2,884.58	+609.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK60,950,860.76	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	-13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.15 MWK34,889.48	$18.41 CVE1,731.79	-8.6%
Average			+147.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$184.06 MWK318,658.64	$55.12 CVE5,185.24	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$201.16 MWK348,275.70	$408.47 CVE38,424.92	+103.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.07 MWK136,888.50	$282.06 CVE26,533.47	+256.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.77 MWK55,009.78	$107.81 CVE10,141.43	+239.3%
Average			+132.2%

Malawi vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of housing

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pay 19.5% more for childcare

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.19 MWK613,206.73	$149.25 CVE14,040.39	-57.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,471.60 MWK2,547,772.73	$2,897.28 CVE272,548.19	+96.9%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 MWK2,559.90	$3.41 CVE320.65	+130.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 MWK4,934.84	$1.71 CVE161.29	-39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 MWK3,429.16	$4.97 CVE467.64	+151.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.41 MWK83,812.70	$33.73 CVE3,172.90	-30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,839.59	$5.86 CVE551.24	+48.3%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 42.0% more for clothing

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.72 MWK77,415.69	$60.02 CVE5,646.14	+34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.73 MWK60,134.17	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	-8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.69 MWK101,615.11	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	+45.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK121,855.00	$138.47 CVE13,025.50	+96.7%
Average			+42.0%

Malawi 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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