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Cabo Verde vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 0.7% cheaper than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 19.7% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 35.4% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 25.2% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 70.7% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% more for restaurants

	South Korea	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,907	$7.62 CVE721.50	+13.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,102	$7.18 CVE679.88	+30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,161	$2.28 CVE216.18	+55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,216	$1.19 CVE112.67	+44.3%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 19.7% less for groceries

	South Korea	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,235	$1.85 CVE175.41	-35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,290	$9.18 CVE868.72	+63.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,311	$5.62 CVE532.36	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,180	$2.65 CVE250.50	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,917	$3.86 CVE365.84	+15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,768	$1.60 CVE151.25	-50.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,045	$1.17 CVE111.06	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,121	$1.48 CVE140.54	-46.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,543	$2.05 CVE193.66	-14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,627	$0.60 CVE56.93	-66.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,775	$0.81 CVE76.50	-32.9%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 35.4% more for transportation

	South Korea	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,485	$6.20 CVE586.80	+40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,524	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	-35.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	+14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,280	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	+120.9%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 25.2% more for housing

	South Korea	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩31,958	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	+154.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩698,442	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩526,420	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩195,326	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	-18.7%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 70.7% less for childcare

	South Korea	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩557,869	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	-60.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-80.8%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,595	$3.41 CVE322.72	+9.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,258	$1.71 CVE162.33	-51.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,693	$4.97 CVE470.65	+56.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,483	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,912	$5.86 CVE554.79	-42.1%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	South Korea	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩97,948	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	-9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,697	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩107,204	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩152,146	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+34.1%
Average			+1.2%

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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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