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Cabo Verde vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 30.8% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.0% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 76.4% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 61.2% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 15.2% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 26.5% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.0% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR296.79	$7.62 CVE721.50	+18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR291.10	$7.18 CVE679.88	+13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR42.92	$2.28 CVE216.18	+145.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.50	$1.19 CVE112.67	+115.0%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR31.01	$1.85 CVE175.41	+175.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR201.06	$9.18 CVE868.72	+110.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR243.78	$5.62 CVE532.36	+6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR100.63	$2.65 CVE250.50	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR103.63	$3.86 CVE365.84	+71.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR39.11	$1.60 CVE151.25	+88.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.65	$1.17 CVE111.06	+51.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.78	$1.48 CVE140.54	+122.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR51.87	$2.05 CVE193.66	+81.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.11	$0.60 CVE56.93	+31.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.60	$0.81 CVE76.50	+80.7%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR246.20	$6.20 CVE586.80	+16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,521.70	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	-7.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	-39.4%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 61.2% more for housing

	Mauritius	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	+78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	+189.9%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 15.2% less for childcare

	Mauritius	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	+3.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-34.1%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR94.62	$3.41 CVE322.72	+66.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR111.34	$1.71 CVE162.33	-29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR281.10	$4.97 CVE470.65	-18.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR273.30	$5.86 CVE554.79	-1.2%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 26.5% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+107.0%
Average			+26.5%

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