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Cabo Verde vs. South Africa Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 26.9% more expensive than South Africa overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 80.6% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 29.9% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Cabo Verde

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in South Africa. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.

Cabo Verde vs. South Africa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of South Africa, you would:

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pay 47.9% more for restaurants

	South Africa	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.33 ZAR159.73	$7.62 CVE724.49	-18.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 ZAR87.49	$7.18 CVE682.70	+40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 ZAR17.65	$2.28 CVE217.07	+121.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 ZAR13.74	$1.19 CVE113.14	+48.2%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 80.6% more for groceries

	South Africa	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZAR17.16	$1.85 CVE176.13	+84.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 ZAR66.47	$9.18 CVE872.32	+136.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 ZAR74.79	$5.62 CVE534.56	+28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ZAR39.93	$2.65 CVE251.54	+13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 ZAR36.52	$3.86 CVE367.35	+81.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.46	$1.60 CVE151.87	+119.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR11.16	$1.17 CVE111.52	+79.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.70	$1.48 CVE141.13	+117.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.14	$2.05 CVE194.46	+188.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZAR10.02	$0.60 CVE57.16	+2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.27	$0.81 CVE76.81	+34.7%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 29.9% more for transportation

	South Africa	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 ZAR84.25	$6.20 CVE589.23	+25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.18 ZAR961.29	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	-45.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	+41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 ZAR159.79	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	+97.2%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	South Africa	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.36 ZAR673.48	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	+40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	+1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	-22.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+22.3%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	South Africa	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-14.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-26.9%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports

	South Africa	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 ZAR37.27	$3.41 CVE324.06	+56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZAR35.06	$1.71 CVE163.00	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 ZAR50.72	$4.97 CVE472.60	+67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.26 ZAR517.83	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	+11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.85 ZAR117.19	$5.86 CVE557.09	-14.4%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	South Africa	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.74 ZAR868.31	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	+18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.75 ZAR560.46	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+69.3%
Average			+18.9%

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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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