Cost of living comparison

Cabo Verde

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 22.3% cheaper than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 51.1% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 38.0% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 31.4% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 96.2% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.0% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 62.5% less in Tanzania

Expenses including clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tanzania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.5% less for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.10 CVE495.16	$2.90 TZS7,804.82	-43.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 CVE471.58	$5.96 TZS16,018.65	+22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 CVE209.32	$0.62 TZS1,671.14	-71.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE115.56	$0.31 TZS821.95	-74.3%
Average			-41.5%

Cabo Verde vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.1% less for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 CVE243.68	$0.72 TZS1,943.31	-71.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.73 CVE652.52	$3.79 TZS10,193.79	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 CVE486.44	$4.52 TZS12,158.82	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CVE272.10	$1.68 TZS4,525.46	-40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.29 CVE319.25	$2.35 TZS6,309.70	-28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 CVE156.19	$1.11 TZS2,993.40	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE113.10	$0.38 TZS1,028.56	-67.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 CVE135.47	$0.34 TZS925.90	-75.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 CVE190.20	$0.35 TZS950.11	-82.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 CVE103.74	$0.30 TZS816.97	-71.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 CVE84.14	$0.50 TZS1,349.01	-42.1%
Average			-51.1%

Cabo Verde vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.0% less for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.45 CVE626.04	$4.28 TZS11,502.77	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.28 CVE2,452.20	$19.55 TZS52,532.42	-22.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,166.78 CVE2,829,457.52	$15,823.72 TZS42,526,242.05	-45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.51 CVE2,086.72	$10.76 TZS28,929.85	-50.0%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 31.4% less for housing

	Cabo Verde	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.24 CVE5,552.81	$59.94 TZS161,099.41	+4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.70 CVE46,147.47	$289.33 TZS777,584.44	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.12 CVE33,965.08	$236.84 TZS636,494.82	-32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.76 CVE9,386.19	$40.01 TZS107,514.63	-58.7%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 96.2% more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.23 CVE13,215.52	$236.03 TZS634,343.17	+73.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,824.32 CVE273,985.80	$6,186.60 TZS16,626,493.11	+119.0%
Average			+96.2%

Cabo Verde vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.70 CVE261.72	$1.17 TZS3,151.94	-56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 CVE174.38	$2.16 TZS5,807.75	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.38 CVE424.42	$1.79 TZS4,815.47	-59.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.16 CVE4,283.48	$36.39 TZS97,798.44	-17.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 CVE754.52	$5.68 TZS15,259.42	-27.0%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 62.5% less for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.18 CVE4,479.97	$11.43 TZS30,727.29	-75.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.75 CVE4,244.19	$21.76 TZS58,473.58	-50.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.36 CVE8,959.95	$45.14 TZS121,324.87	-51.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.83 CVE14,147.29	$38.53 TZS103,546.04	-73.6%
Average			-62.5%

Cabo Verde vs. Tanzania - 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: April 2025

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