Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 3.7 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 4.5 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 5.6 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 5.3 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 98.2% more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 94.1% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Egypt	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 EGP200.17	$5.10 CVE517.41	+29.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.84 EGP244.63	$4.86 CVE492.77	+0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 EGP15.45	$2.16 CVE218.72	+606.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.22	$1.19 CVE120.76	+868.3%
Average			+376.0%

Egypt vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP38.28	$2.51 CVE254.63	+231.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP89.24	$6.73 CVE681.84	+281.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.30 EGP166.80	$5.01 CVE508.31	+52.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 EGP78.00	$2.80 CVE284.33	+81.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 EGP99.59	$3.29 CVE333.60	+67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 EGP31.14	$1.61 CVE163.21	+161.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.84	$1.17 CVE118.19	+443.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.43	$1.40 CVE141.56	+850.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.02	$1.96 CVE198.74	+999.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.45	$1.07 CVE108.41	+417.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.43	$0.87 CVE87.92	+283.7%
Average			+351.8%

Egypt vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.6 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.98 EGP49.55	$6.45 CVE654.18	+558.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.01 EGP607.34	$25.28 CVE2,562.41	+110.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,154.15 EGP1,474,325.32	$29,166.78 CVE2,956,630.81
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.65 EGP134.22	$21.51 CVE2,180.52	+710.5%
Average			+459.9%

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pay 5.3 times more for housing

	Egypt	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 EGP385.64	$57.24 CVE5,802.39	+650.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.11 EGP10,422.82	$475.70 CVE48,221.62	+130.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.12 EGP5,619.34	$350.12 CVE35,491.69	+215.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.85 EGP599.37	$96.76 CVE9,808.06	+716.3%
Average			+428.2%

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pay 98.2% more for childcare

	Egypt	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.57 EGP3,366.25	$136.23 CVE13,809.51	+104.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,472.73 EGP74,475.85	$2,824.32 CVE286,300.42	+91.8%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 EGP90.67	$2.70 CVE273.49	+50.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 EGP69.62	$1.80 CVE182.22	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EGP93.57	$4.38 CVE443.49	+136.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.86 EGP1,105.70	$44.16 CVE4,476.01	+101.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.68 EGP135.44	$7.78 CVE788.43	+190.4%
Average			+102.0%

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pay 94.1% more for clothing

	Egypt	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 EGP1,185.51	$46.18 CVE4,681.33	+97.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.49 EGP2,452.20	$43.75 CVE4,434.95	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.17 EGP4,914.03	$92.36 CVE9,362.66	-5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.98 EGP1,870.26	$145.83 CVE14,783.15	+294.3%
Average			+94.1%

Egypt 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: March 2025

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