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Cabo Verde vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 51.3% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 91.2% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 25.6% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 37.6% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 53.4% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.2% more for restaurants

	Manila	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$7.62 CVE721.50	+26.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$7.18 CVE679.88	+67.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$2.28 CVE216.18	+135.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$1.19 CVE112.67	+136.3%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	Manila	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.85 CVE175.41	+38.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$9.18 CVE868.72	+114.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$5.62 CVE532.36	-23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.65 CVE250.50	+19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$3.86 CVE365.84	+69.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.60 CVE151.25	+5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$1.17 CVE111.06	+42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$1.48 CVE140.54	-9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$2.05 CVE193.66	+99.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.60 CVE56.93	-48.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.81 CVE76.50	-41.2%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Manila	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$6.20 CVE586.80	+48.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	+122.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	+20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	+529.5%
Average			+180.2%

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pay 25.6% more for housing

	Manila	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	+103.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	+12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	+7.3%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 37.6% less for childcare

	Manila	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	+7.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-83.0%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$3.41 CVE322.72	+133.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.71 CVE162.33	-33.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$4.97 CVE470.65	+52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$5.86 CVE554.79	-21.7%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 53.4% more for clothing

	Manila	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	+7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+178.6%
Average			+53.4%

Manila 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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