Cost of living comparison

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

Mexico is 6.2% cheaper than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants
pay 10.9% more in Mexico
Groceries
pay 28.6% less in Mexico
Transportation
pay 21.4% less in Mexico
Housing
pay 25.3% less in Mexico
Childcare
pay 49.0% more in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.6% less in Mexico
Clothing
pay 19.1% less in Mexico

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

Mexico vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.9% more for restaurants

 
Cabo Verde
Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.10
CVE499.96
$8.83
MX$171.68
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.86
CVE476.15
$7.25
MX$141.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.16
CVE211.34
$1.11
MX$21.55

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pay 28.6% less for groceries

 
Cabo Verde
Mexico
Bread
1 loaf
$2.51
CVE246.04
$2.35
MX$45.76
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.73
CVE658.84
$3.62
MX$70.41
Milk (1 gallon) $5.01
CVE491.16
$5.17
MX$100.61

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

 
Cabo Verde
Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.45
CVE632.11
$4.48
MX$87.11
Monthly public transit pass $25.28
CVE2,475.97
$26.30
MX$511.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,166.78
CVE2,856,886.11
$19,957.31
MX$388,039.08

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pay 25.3% less for housing

 
Cabo Verde
Mexico
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$57.24
CVE5,606.64
$26.71
MX$519.38
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $475.70
CVE46,594.82
$486.26
MX$9,454.63
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $350.12
CVE34,294.34
$362.30
MX$7,044.32

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pay 49.0% more for childcare

 
Cabo Verde
Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $136.23
CVE13,343.63
$205.12
MX$3,988.18
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,824.32
CVE276,641.80
$4,165.20
MX$80,985.89

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pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cabo Verde
Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.70
CVE264.26
$2.16
MX$41.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.80
CVE176.07
$2.84
MX$55.21
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.38
CVE428.53
$3.78
MX$73.57

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

 
Cabo Verde
Mexico
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.18
CVE4,523.40
$45.84
MX$891.31
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.75
CVE4,285.33
$36.33
MX$706.36
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.36
CVE9,046.81
$82.04
MX$1,595.14

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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: May 2025
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