Cost of living comparison

 Bolivia
compared to
Cabo Verde vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 59.5% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants
pay 57.3% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation
pay 90.5% more in Cabo Verde
Housing
pay 92.9% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare
pay 18.5% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.9% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing
pay 54.2% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 57.3% more for restaurants

 
Bolivia
Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.05
BOB21.12
$5.10
CVE483.75
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.91
BOB47.83
$4.86
CVE460.71
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.94
BOB6.51
$2.16
CVE204.49

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Bolivia
Cabo Verde
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
BOB8.76
$2.51
CVE238.07
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.34
BOB16.21
$6.73
CVE637.48
Milk (1 gallon) $3.62
BOB25.07
$5.01
CVE475.24

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pay 90.5% more for transportation

 
Bolivia
Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.00
BOB13.87
$6.45
CVE611.62
Monthly public transit pass $25.96
BOB179.72
$25.28
CVE2,395.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,221.21
BOB112,304.18
$29,166.78
CVE2,764,281.58

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pay 92.9% more for housing

 
Bolivia
Cabo Verde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.11
BOB312.32
$57.24
CVE5,424.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $339.61
BOB2,351.19
$475.70
CVE45,084.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $201.58
BOB1,395.60
$350.12
CVE33,182.71

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pay 18.5% less for childcare

 
Bolivia
Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $177.46
BOB1,228.64
$136.23
CVE12,911.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,275.34
BOB22,676.17
$2,824.32
CVE267,674.60

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pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bolivia
Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.78
BOB12.30
$2.70
CVE255.70
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.57
BOB17.82
$1.80
CVE170.36
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.60
BOB18.01
$4.38
CVE414.64

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pay 54.2% more for clothing

 
Bolivia
Cabo Verde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.88
BOB289.95
$46.18
CVE4,376.78
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.40
BOB335.11
$43.75
CVE4,146.42
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.94
BOB428.84
$92.36
CVE8,753.56

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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: July 2025
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