Cost of living comparison

Costa Rica

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Cabo Verde vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 16.0% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.7% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 13.6% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 3.8% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 74.0% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 26.7% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 CRC4,861.38	$5.10 CVE517.41	-47.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.08 CRC4,529.24	$4.86 CVE492.77	-46.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CRC1,002.75	$2.16 CVE218.72	+7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC743.89	$1.19 CVE120.76	-20.1%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 13.6% more for groceries

	Costa Rica	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.53 CRC1,262.89	$2.51 CVE254.63	-0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 CRC1,876.61	$6.73 CVE681.84	+78.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 CRC3,479.13	$5.01 CVE508.31	-28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 CRC1,602.04	$2.80 CVE284.33	-12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,980.43	$3.29 CVE333.60	-17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 CRC892.43	$1.61 CVE163.21	-10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC307.67	$1.17 CVE118.19	+89.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC606.66	$1.40 CVE141.56	+14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC609.28	$1.96 CVE198.74	+60.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CRC545.77	$1.07 CVE108.41	-2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 CRC555.45	$0.87 CVE87.92	-22.1%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.63 CRC2,806.40	$6.45 CVE654.18	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.00 CRC24,437.54	$25.28 CVE2,562.41	-48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,063.37 CRC17,487,364.97	$29,166.78 CVE2,956,630.81	-16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.62 CRC7,791.37	$21.51 CVE2,180.52	+37.7%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 3.8% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.50 CRC24,188.91	$57.24 CVE5,802.39	+18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$778.04 CRC388,035.38	$475.70 CVE48,221.62	-38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.50 CRC273,059.59	$350.12 CVE35,491.69	-36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.26 CRC34,042.58	$96.76 CVE9,808.06	+41.7%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 74.0% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.07 CRC258,877.67	$136.23 CVE13,809.51	-73.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.74 CRC5,479,982.83	$2,824.32 CVE286,300.42	-74.3%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CRC1,360.13	$2.70 CVE273.49	-1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CRC1,822.50	$1.80 CVE182.22	-50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 CRC2,285.36	$4.38 CVE443.49	-4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.46 CRC29,655.13	$44.16 CVE4,476.01	-25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.63 CRC4,302.05	$7.78 CVE788.43	-9.8%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.32 CRC32,579.25	$46.18 CVE4,681.33	-29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.54 CRC22,213.88	$43.75 CVE4,434.95	-1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.39 CRC55,053.23	$92.36 CVE9,362.66	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.22 CRC48,485.54	$145.83 CVE14,783.15	+50.0%
Average			+0.6%

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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: March 2025

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