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Cabo Verde vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 25.1% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 5.9% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 37.0% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 81.3% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.3% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.5% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$7.62 CVE721.50	-57.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$7.18 CVE679.88	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$2.28 CVE216.18	+14.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.19 CVE112.67	-23.6%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 5.9% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$1.85 CVE175.41	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$9.18 CVE868.72	+56.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$5.62 CVE532.36	-35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$2.65 CVE250.50	-24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$3.86 CVE365.84	-32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.60 CVE151.25	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$1.17 CVE111.06	+95.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.48 CVE140.54	-8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$2.05 CVE193.66	+22.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.60 CVE56.93	-45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.81 CVE76.50	-44.6%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$6.20 CVE586.80	+53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	-68.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	+24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	+24.2%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 37.0% less for housing

	Ottawa	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-77.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	-9.4%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 81.3% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	-81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-81.6%
Average			-81.3%

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pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$3.41 CVE322.72	-40.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$1.71 CVE162.33	-54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$4.97 CVE470.65	-61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$5.86 CVE554.79	-45.7%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+49.0%
Average			+10.7%

Ottawa 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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