Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 19.4% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.0% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 80.3% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 32.0% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 41.2% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 18.4% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 33.0% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP443.52	$5.10 CVE502.00	-29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP402.84	$4.86 CVE478.09	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP59.88	$2.16 CVE212.21	+122.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP44.64	$1.19 CVE117.16	+64.5%
Average			+33.0%

Dominican Republic vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.3% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP93.57	$2.51 CVE247.05	+65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP202.29	$6.73 CVE661.53	+104.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP268.10	$5.01 CVE493.16	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP104.24	$2.80 CVE275.86	+65.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP136.54	$3.29 CVE323.66	+48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP66.13	$1.61 CVE158.34	+50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.66	$1.17 CVE114.66	+231.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP59.64	$1.40 CVE137.34	+44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.66	$1.96 CVE192.82	+197.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.41	$1.07 CVE105.18	+63.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP55.52	$0.87 CVE85.30	-3.7%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP286.00	$6.45 CVE634.69	+39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,459.30	$25.28 CVE2,486.08	-55.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,610,948.35	$29,166.78 CVE2,868,552.82	+11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,412.85	$21.51 CVE2,115.56	-6.2%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 32.0% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,224.12	$57.24 CVE5,629.53	+58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP38,476.63	$475.70 CVE46,785.10	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP21,921.92	$350.12 CVE34,434.39	-1.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP3,061.39	$96.76 CVE9,515.88	+94.8%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 41.2% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,457.84	$136.23 CVE13,398.12	-45.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP274,868.11	$2,824.32 CVE277,771.53	-36.7%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP160.88	$2.70 CVE265.34	+3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP124.88	$1.80 CVE176.79	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP261.99	$4.38 CVE430.28	+2.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,893.88	$44.16 CVE4,342.67	+43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP343.70	$7.78 CVE764.95	+39.5%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 18.4% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,844.72	$46.18 CVE4,541.88	+0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,872.98	$43.75 CVE4,302.83	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP4,982.75	$92.36 CVE9,083.75	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,437.15	$145.83 CVE14,342.76	+65.3%
Average			+18.4%

Dominican Republic 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: April 2025

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