Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 2.0 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 98.4% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 69.1% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 21.5% less in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.14 ERN272.04	$5.10 CVE522.44	-71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$4.86 CVE497.56	-18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 ERN27.50	$2.16 CVE220.85	+17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 ERN20.00	$1.19 CVE121.93	-10.7%
Average			-20.9%

Eritrea vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.4% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 ERN7.50	$2.51 CVE257.11	+402.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$6.73 CVE688.47	+348.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ERN92.11	$5.01 CVE513.25	-18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 ERN67.80	$2.80 CVE287.09	-37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.29 CVE336.84	-73.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.61 CVE164.79	-71.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.17 CVE119.33	+101.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 ERN12.85	$1.40 CVE142.94	+63.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ERN8.32	$1.96 CVE200.68	+253.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ERN11.94	$1.07 CVE109.46	+34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ERN7.26	$0.87 CVE88.77	+79.3%
Average			+98.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Eritrea	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.83 ERN132.49	$6.45 CVE660.54	-26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$25.28 CVE2,587.33	+216.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$29,166.78 CVE2,985,380.18	-56.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 ERN85.99	$21.51 CVE2,201.72	+275.2%
Average			+102.0%

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pay 69.1% more for housing

	Eritrea	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$57.24 CVE5,858.81	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$475.70 CVE48,690.52	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$350.12 CVE35,836.80	-12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$96.76 CVE9,903.43	+360.1%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$136.23 CVE13,943.79	+444.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$2,824.32 CVE289,084.31	+68.6%
Average			+256.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.70 CVE276.15	+169.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.77 ERN11.58	$1.80 CVE183.99	+132.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ERN30.00	$4.38 CVE447.81	+118.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$44.16 CVE4,519.53	+63.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$7.78 CVE796.10	+607.1%
Average			+218.4%

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pay 21.5% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$46.18 CVE4,726.85	-44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$43.75 CVE4,478.07	-41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$92.36 CVE9,453.70	-53.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$145.83 CVE14,926.90	+53.5%
Average			-21.5%

Eritrea 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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