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Cabo Verde vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 48.3% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 56.5% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 0.5% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 22.9% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 45.1% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$7.62 CVE721.50	+5.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$7.18 CVE679.88	+30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$2.28 CVE216.18	+282.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$1.19 CVE112.67	+185.9%
Average			+126.0%

Zimbabwe vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.5% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$1.85 CVE175.41	+82.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$9.18 CVE868.72	+73.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$5.62 CVE532.36	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$2.65 CVE250.50	+33.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$3.86 CVE365.84	+63.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$1.60 CVE151.25	+47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$1.17 CVE111.06	+61.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$1.48 CVE140.54	+38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$2.05 CVE193.66	+234.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$0.60 CVE56.93	-8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$0.81 CVE76.50	+0.8%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 0.5% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$6.20 CVE586.80	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	-27.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	+29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	-8.0%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 22.9% more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	+39.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	+82.3%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 45.1% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	-35.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-54.8%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$3.41 CVE322.72	+109.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$1.71 CVE162.33	-31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$4.97 CVE470.65	+268.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$5.86 CVE554.79	-47.9%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+189.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	+92.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	+74.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+138.0%
Average			+123.8%

Zimbabwe vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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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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