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Cabo Verde vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 1.6% cheaper than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 12.7% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 8.4% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 4.7% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% more for restaurants

	Praia	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.29 CVE497.23	$7.62 CVE716.88	+44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 CVE651.47	$7.18 CVE675.53	+3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.26 CVE307.03	$2.28 CVE214.79	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CVE125.54	$1.19 CVE111.95	-10.8%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 12.7% less for groceries

	Praia	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 CVE205.59	$1.85 CVE174.28	-15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CVE1,278.50	$9.18 CVE863.16	-32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.38 CVE505.86	$5.62 CVE528.95	+4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 CVE223.00	$2.65 CVE248.90	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.86 CVE363.49
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 CVE227.01	$1.60 CVE150.28	-33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 CVE136.39	$1.17 CVE110.35	-19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 CVE165.18	$1.48 CVE139.65	-15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.80 CVE263.68	$2.05 CVE192.42	-27.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 CVE63.65	$0.60 CVE56.56	-11.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 CVE68.19	$0.81 CVE76.01	+11.5%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 14.5% more for transportation

	Praia	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.26 CVE588.48	$6.20 CVE583.05	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.37 CVE2,762.38	$30.66 CVE2,884.58	+4.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 CVE1,237.87	$18.41 CVE1,731.79	+39.9%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 8.4% less for housing

	Praia	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.34 CVE5,111.52	$55.12 CVE5,185.24	+1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$479.44 CVE45,101.62	$408.47 CVE38,424.92	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.36 CVE25,056.46	$282.06 CVE26,533.47	+5.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.64 CVE13,699.99	$107.81 CVE10,141.43	-26.0%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 4.7% less for childcare

	Praia	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.65 CVE13,889.92	$149.25 CVE14,040.39	+1.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,238.92 CVE304,686.49	$2,897.28 CVE272,548.19	-10.5%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 CVE255.58	$3.41 CVE320.65	+25.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 CVE153.48	$1.71 CVE161.29	+5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.79 CVE451.02	$4.97 CVE467.64	+3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	$33.73 CVE3,172.90	+5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE551.24	$5.86 CVE551.24
Average			+9.9%

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Praia	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.10 CVE8,287.15	$60.02 CVE5,646.14	-31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	$31.96 CVE3,006.77
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	$85.23 CVE8,018.07
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.85 CVE12,027.10	$138.47 CVE13,025.50	+8.3%
Average			-11.8%

Praia 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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