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Cabo Verde vs. Panama Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 2.9% cheaper than Panama overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 8.2% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 27.6% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 64.0% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Panama Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.2% more for restaurants

	Panama	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.35 PAB8.35	$7.62 CVE721.50	-8.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 PAB7.75	$7.18 CVE679.88	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 PAB1.37	$2.28 CVE216.18	+66.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 PAB1.21	$1.19 CVE112.67	-1.6%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 8.2% more for groceries

	Panama	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 PAB2.21	$1.85 CVE175.41	-16.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 PAB6.02	$9.18 CVE868.72	+52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 PAB6.86	$5.62 CVE532.36	-18.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 PAB2.47	$2.65 CVE250.50	+7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.58 PAB3.58	$3.86 CVE365.84	+8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 PAB2.13	$1.60 CVE151.25	-25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 PAB0.60	$1.17 CVE111.06	+95.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 PAB1.40	$1.48 CVE140.54	+5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PAB1.51	$2.05 CVE193.66	+35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 PAB0.96	$0.60 CVE56.93	-37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 PAB0.99	$0.81 CVE76.50	-18.5%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 27.6% more for transportation

	Panama	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 PAB3.87	$6.20 CVE586.80	+60.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.75 PAB23.75	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	+29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,416.67 PAB23,416.67	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	+29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.20 PAB20.20	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	-8.9%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Panama	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.39 PAB48.39	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	+13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$765.94 PAB765.94	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.77 PAB630.77	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-55.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.09 PAB89.09	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	+21.0%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

	Panama	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$363.00 PAB363.00	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	-58.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,411.11 PAB9,411.11	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-69.2%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Panama	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 PAB1.95	$3.41 CVE322.72	+74.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 PAB3.54	$1.71 CVE162.33	-51.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.48 PAB5.48	$4.97 CVE470.65	-9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.47 PAB51.47	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.97 PAB5.97	$5.86 CVE554.79	-1.8%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Panama	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.33 PAB43.33	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.17 PAB34.17	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.40 PAB80.40	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.46 PAB106.46	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+30.1%
Average			+17.1%

Panama 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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