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Cabo Verde vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 3.7% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 3.4% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 29.3% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 9.4% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 48.2% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 4.9% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

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pay 36.9% more for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 TTD64.86	$7.62 CVE716.88	-20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67 TTD51.97	$7.18 CVE675.53	-6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 TTD6.89	$2.28 CVE214.79	+124.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 TTD5.37	$1.19 CVE111.95	+50.0%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 3.4% more for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 TTD16.01	$1.85 CVE174.28	-21.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 TTD25.92	$9.18 CVE863.16	+139.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.89 TTD60.25	$5.62 CVE528.95	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 TTD29.52	$2.65 CVE248.90	-39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 TTD27.62	$3.86 CVE363.49	-5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.59 TTD17.55	$1.60 CVE150.28	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 TTD7.49	$1.17 CVE110.35	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 TTD12.03	$1.48 CVE139.65	-16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 TTD12.13	$2.05 CVE192.42	+14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.09	$0.60 CVE56.56	-0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.04	$0.81 CVE76.01	+35.6%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 29.3% more for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 TTD26.35	$6.20 CVE583.05	+59.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.39 TTD585.36	$30.66 CVE2,884.58	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,153.27 TTD217,850.00	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 TTD54.74	$18.41 CVE1,731.79	+127.9%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 9.4% more for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.66 TTD383.87	$55.12 CVE5,185.24	-2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$557.33 TTD3,776.14	$408.47 CVE38,424.92	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.35 TTD2,617.64	$282.06 CVE26,533.47	-27.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.56 TTD376.43	$107.81 CVE10,141.43	+94.0%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 48.2% less for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.08 TTD1,775.70	$149.25 CVE14,040.39	-43.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.26 TTD41,920.89	$2,897.28 CVE272,548.19	-53.2%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 TTD14.14	$3.41 CVE320.65	+63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 TTD22.85	$1.71 CVE161.29	-49.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.99 TTD33.84	$4.97 CVE467.64	-0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.14 TTD339.71	$33.73 CVE3,172.90	-32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.53 TTD57.79	$5.86 CVE551.24	-31.3%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 4.9% more for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.14 TTD360.03	$60.02 CVE5,646.14	+13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.43 TTD267.18	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.11 TTD827.33	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.97 TTD602.83	$138.47 CVE13,025.50	+55.6%
Average			+4.9%

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