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Cabo Verde vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 2.4% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 64.3% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 21.7% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 25.3% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 60.7% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.4% less for restaurants

	Poland	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN37.31	$7.62 CVE724.49	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.80	$7.18 CVE682.70	-14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.31	$2.28 CVE217.07	+14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.02	$1.19 CVE113.14	-27.7%
Average			-13.4%

Poland vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.3% more for groceries

	Poland	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.77	$1.85 CVE176.13	+41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.68	$9.18 CVE872.32	+101.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.53	$5.62 CVE534.56	+41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.98	$2.65 CVE251.54	-19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.79	$3.86 CVE367.35	+30.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.87	$1.60 CVE151.87	+213.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.75	$1.17 CVE111.52	+55.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.04	$1.48 CVE141.13	+78.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.66	$2.05 CVE194.46	+60.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$0.60 CVE57.16	+45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.86	$0.81 CVE76.81	+58.9%
Average			+64.3%

Poland vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.7% more for transportation

	Poland	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.80	$6.20 CVE589.23	-4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN119.38	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	-6.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.48	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	+107.1%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 25.3% more for housing

	Poland	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN59.63	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	+237.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	-38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	-47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN798.50	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	-50.7%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 60.7% less for childcare

	Poland	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,359.99	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-59.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-61.5%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.77	$3.41 CVE324.06	-2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.65	$1.71 CVE163.00	-50.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN19.12	$4.97 CVE472.60	-5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN135.21	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN27.02	$5.86 CVE557.09	-20.7%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Poland	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN320.62	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	-31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN138.26	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN325.01	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN360.99	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+40.2%
Average			-2.8%

Poland 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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