Cost of living comparison

compared to

Cabo Verde vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 26.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 63.8% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 76.4% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 78.5% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 36.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$7.62 CVE721.50	-36.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$7.18 CVE679.88	+20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$2.28 CVE216.18	+65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.19 CVE112.67	+94.6%
Average			+36.0%

Moscow vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 63.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.85 CVE175.41	+118.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$9.18 CVE868.72	+46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$5.62 CVE532.36	+21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.65 CVE250.50	+57.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.86 CVE365.84	+56.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.60 CVE151.25	+97.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$1.17 CVE111.06	+34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.48 CVE140.54	+64.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$2.05 CVE193.66	+24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.60 CVE56.93	+40.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.81 CVE76.50	+138.6%
Average			+63.8%

Moscow vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 76.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$6.20 CVE586.80	+118.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	-16.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	+221.4%
Average			+76.4%

Moscow vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Moscow	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	+605.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	-2.5%
Average			+118.8%

Moscow vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 78.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	-77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-79.7%
Average			-78.5%

Moscow vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$3.41 CVE322.72	-18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$1.71 CVE162.33	-45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$4.97 CVE470.65	+66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$5.86 CVE554.79	-10.7%
Average			-6.5%

Moscow vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	-21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-33.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	-30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	-11.7%
Average			-24.1%

Moscow vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Moscow vs.

Singapore

Moscow vs.

Vienna

Moscow vs.

Canberra

Moscow vs.

Phnom Penh

Moscow vs.

Nairobi

Moscow vs.

Delhi

Moscow vs.

Prague

Moscow vs.

Kampala

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Russia vs. Cabo Verde. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Russia and Cabo Verde.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Moscow

Add prices for Cabo Verde

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cabo Verde or Moscow. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.