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Cabo Verde vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 49.3% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 92.9% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 40.3% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 82.0% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 22.2% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 42.8% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.9% more for restaurants

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.02	$7.62 CVE724.49	+132.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.06	$7.18 CVE682.70	+20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.61	$2.28 CVE217.07	+112.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.93	$1.19 CVE113.14	+107.0%
Average			+92.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.53	$1.85 CVE176.13	-17.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.22	$9.18 CVE872.32	+152.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN16.98	$5.62 CVE534.56	+11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.84	$2.65 CVE251.54	-9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.23	$3.86 CVE367.35	+40.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.65	$1.60 CVE151.87	+102.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.38	$1.17 CVE111.52	+184.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$1.48 CVE141.13	+212.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.58	$2.05 CVE194.46	+333.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.46	$0.60 CVE57.16	+37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.81 CVE76.81	+110.9%
Average			+105.2%

Peru vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.3% more for transportation

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.11	$6.20 CVE589.23	+14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.31	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	+89.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,088.25	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	+54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.16	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	+2.7%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 82.0% more for housing

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN85.98	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	+115.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,248.12	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	+9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN859.88	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	+10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.48	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+193.0%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 22.2% less for childcare

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN498.33	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	+0.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,685.18	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-45.0%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.43	$3.41 CVE324.06	+54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.06	$1.71 CVE163.00	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.53	$4.97 CVE472.60	-18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.49	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	+11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.07	$5.86 CVE557.09	+8.8%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 42.8% more for clothing

	Peru	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.29	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	+19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.42	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	+22.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN224.04	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN231.06	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+101.1%
Average			+42.8%

Peru 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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