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Cabo Verde vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 56.9% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.3% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 86.1% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 56.6% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.7% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.3% more for restaurants

	Russia	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB750.26	$7.62 CVE724.49	-21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB429.86	$7.18 CVE682.70	+29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB82.04	$2.28 CVE217.07	+116.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB39.84	$1.19 CVE113.14	+132.2%
Average			+64.3%

Russia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.1% more for groceries

	Russia	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB48.99	$1.85 CVE176.13	+193.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB390.35	$9.18 CVE872.32	+82.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB328.07	$5.62 CVE534.56	+33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB124.25	$2.65 CVE251.54	+65.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB171.01	$3.86 CVE367.35	+75.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.35	$1.60 CVE151.87	+102.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB62.32	$1.17 CVE111.52	+46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB72.28	$1.48 CVE141.13	+59.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB97.49	$2.05 CVE194.46	+63.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB29.48	$0.60 CVE57.16	+58.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB23.55	$0.81 CVE76.81	+166.6%
Average			+86.1%

Russia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Russia	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB209.35	$6.20 CVE589.23	+130.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	+41.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB384.30	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	+272.3%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Russia	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB588.25	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	+628.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	-6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,432.37	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+30.3%
Average			+161.6%

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pay 56.6% less for childcare

	Russia	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB23,369.39	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-62.8%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB132.06	$3.41 CVE324.06	+100.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB168.48	$1.71 CVE163.00	-20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB208.50	$4.97 CVE472.60	+85.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	-5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB398.32	$5.86 CVE557.09	+14.3%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Russia	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	-4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB7,999.61	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+42.3%
Average			-1.5%

Russia 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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