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Cabo Verde vs. United States Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 32.7% cheaper than United States overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 6.6% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 51.0% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 88.3% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.9% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 3.7% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. United States Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of United States, you would:

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pay 36.9% less for restaurants

	United States	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.45	$7.62 CVE721.50	-60.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.12	$7.18 CVE679.88	-35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56	$2.28 CVE216.18	-10.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.19 CVE112.67	-40.6%
Average			-36.9%

United States vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	United States	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56	$1.85 CVE175.41	-47.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$9.18 CVE868.72	+41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97	$5.62 CVE532.36	+41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27	$2.65 CVE250.50	-38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41	$3.86 CVE365.84	-28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.60 CVE151.25	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$1.17 CVE111.06	+49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.04	$1.48 CVE140.54	-27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$2.05 CVE193.66	-7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34	$0.60 CVE56.93	-55.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38	$0.81 CVE76.50	-41.6%
Average			-13.3%

United States vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.6% more for transportation

	United States	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.41	$6.20 CVE586.80	+81.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.85	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	-53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,336.38	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	-6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.61	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	+4.5%
Average			+6.6%

United States vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.0% less for housing

	United States	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.97	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.59	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.15	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.19	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	-28.2%
Average			-51.0%

United States vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of housing

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pay 88.3% less for childcare

	United States	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,387.27	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	-89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,196.46	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-87.5%
Average			-88.3%

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pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports

	United States	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84	$3.41 CVE322.72	-41.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15	$1.71 CVE162.33	-66.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.90	$4.97 CVE470.65	-49.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.45	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.64	$5.86 CVE554.79	-57.0%
Average			-49.9%

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pay 3.7% more for clothing

	United States	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.81	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.56	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.04	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+23.6%
Average			+3.7%

United States vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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