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Cabo Verde vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 20.0% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 40.3% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 46.4% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 28.5% more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 54.2% more in Cabo Verde

The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Solomon Islands.

Cabo Verde vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 15.8% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$7.62 CVE721.50	+25.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$7.18 CVE679.88	-40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$2.28 CVE216.18	+66.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$1.19 CVE112.67	+11.8%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.85 CVE175.41	+24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$9.18 CVE868.72	+362.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$5.62 CVE532.36	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$2.65 CVE250.50	-51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$3.86 CVE365.84	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.60 CVE151.25	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$1.17 CVE111.06	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$1.48 CVE140.54	-58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$2.05 CVE193.66	+36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.60 CVE56.93	-33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.81 CVE76.50	-46.7%
Average			+12.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.3% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$6.20 CVE586.80	+26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	+26.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	+68.2%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 46.4% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	-66.9%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 28.5% more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	+53.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	+3.6%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$3.41 CVE322.72	+86.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$1.71 CVE162.33	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$4.97 CVE470.65	+23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$33.73 CVE3,193.34
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$5.86 CVE554.79	+75.2%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 54.2% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+191.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-65.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+79.8%
Average			+54.2%

Solomon Islands 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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