Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 43.4% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 67.4% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 90.1% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 16.8% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 71.9% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.9% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Cabo Verde

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

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Cabo Verde vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,968	$6.49 CVE636.84	+236.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$9.14 CVE896.16	+124.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫13,022	$1.81 CVE177.58	+260.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,715	$1.10 CVE107.91	+269.2%
Average			+196.9%

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pay 67.4% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,827	$1.81 CVE177.40	+88.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$8.45 CVE828.98	+57.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$5.55 CVE544.34	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,111	$2.59 CVE253.67	+71.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,332	$2.76 CVE270.68	+61.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,270	$1.58 CVE154.79	+19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,159	$1.12 CVE109.78	+120.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,883	$1.54 CVE150.88	+150.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,322	$1.69 CVE166.17	+206.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,823	$0.61 CVE59.40	+22.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,288	$0.75 CVE73.94	+46.9%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 90.1% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫87,093	$5.84 CVE572.94	+73.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$29.80 CVE2,922.87	+318.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	-5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$17.22 CVE1,689.07	+199.7%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 16.8% more for housing

	Vietnam	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$50.02 CVE4,906.55	+460.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$414.04 CVE40,611.67	+6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$227.30 CVE22,294.98	-11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	$92.56 CVE9,079.12	+86.5%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 71.9% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$120.41 CVE11,810.54	-62.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫379M	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-78.9%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,577	$3.26 CVE319.92	+258.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,237	$2.01 CVE196.85	+23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,110	$4.97 CVE487.34	+266.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫533K	$29.79 CVE2,921.55	+44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,316	$5.58 CVE547.01	+77.6%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$46.30 CVE4,541.67	+12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫623K	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	+5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$116.61 CVE11,437.57	+57.2%
Average			+12.5%

Vietnam vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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