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Cabo Verde vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 40.2% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.1% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 37.1% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 98.3% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 71.4% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 12.1% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 65.1% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY308.88	$7.62 CVE724.49	+4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY326.10	$7.18 CVE682.70	-6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.02	$2.28 CVE217.07	+94.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.87	$1.19 CVE113.14	+167.9%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.42	$1.85 CVE176.13	+176.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY190.94	$9.18 CVE872.32	+104.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY146.69	$5.62 CVE534.56	+62.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.50	$2.65 CVE251.54	+36.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY104.64	$3.86 CVE367.35	+56.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.27	$1.60 CVE151.87	+158.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.59	$1.17 CVE111.52	+22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.42	$1.48 CVE141.13	+181.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.33	$2.05 CVE194.46	+243.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.38	$0.60 CVE57.16	+106.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.51	$0.81 CVE76.81	+226.7%
Average			+125.1%

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pay 37.1% more for transportation

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY194.69	$6.20 CVE589.23	+35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,232.39	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	+5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,040,109.16	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY320.04	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	+144.4%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 98.3% more for housing

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY581.08	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	+303.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,886.84	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,812.60	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	-19.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,989.64	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	+130.2%
Average			+98.3%

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pay 71.4% less for childcare

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,239.76	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-71.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY429,347.32	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-71.3%
Average			-71.4%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY126.47	$3.41 CVE324.06	+14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.16	$1.71 CVE163.00	-41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.34	$4.97 CVE472.60	+136.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,238.16	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	-36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY241.55	$5.86 CVE557.09	+3.1%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 12.1% more for clothing

	Turkey	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY1,992.09	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	+28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,847.76	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,322.15	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,608.65	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+63.0%
Average			+12.1%

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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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