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Cabo Verde vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 22.8% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 59.7% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 43.0% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 56.4% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$7.62 CVE724.49	+20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$7.18 CVE682.70	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$2.28 CVE217.07	+207.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$1.19 CVE113.14	+336.3%
Average			+139.3%

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pay 59.7% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$1.85 CVE176.13	+102.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$9.18 CVE872.32	+153.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$5.62 CVE534.56	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$2.65 CVE251.54	+4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$3.86 CVE367.35	+18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.60 CVE151.87	+65.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$1.17 CVE111.52	+50.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$1.48 CVE141.13	+85.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$2.05 CVE194.46	+177.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.60 CVE57.16	-9.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.81 CVE76.81	+24.5%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 43.0% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$6.20 CVE589.23	+166.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	-9.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	-3.1%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	-21.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+10.7%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 56.4% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-55.3%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$3.41 CVE324.06	+80.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$1.71 CVE163.00	-50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$4.97 CVE472.60	-33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	-68.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	$5.86 CVE557.09	-66.0%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	+23.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+74.9%
Average			+12.5%

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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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