Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

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Cabo Verde vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 21.7% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.3% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 28.7% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 93.5% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 27.4% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 43.5% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.3% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.86 GTQ37.54	$5.10 CVE521.46	+4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 GTQ48.12	$4.86 CVE496.63	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 GTQ7.24	$2.16 CVE220.43	+130.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 GTQ5.88	$1.19 CVE121.70	+56.3%
Average			+42.3%

Guatemala vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.7% more for groceries

	Guatemala	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 GTQ21.37	$2.51 CVE256.63	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.13	$6.73 CVE687.17	+98.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 GTQ52.62	$5.01 CVE512.28	-26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 GTQ18.39	$2.80 CVE286.55	+17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 GTQ25.02	$3.29 CVE336.21	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 GTQ11.39	$1.61 CVE164.48	+9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 GTQ5.47	$1.17 CVE119.11	+64.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.94	$1.40 CVE142.67	-9.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.85	$1.96 CVE200.30	+158.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.45	$1.07 CVE109.25	+27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 GTQ8.02	$0.87 CVE88.60	-16.6%
Average			+28.7%

Guatemala vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.5% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.90 GTQ30.13	$6.45 CVE659.29	+65.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ103.60	$25.28 CVE2,582.45	+88.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,023.47 GTQ131,386.93	$29,166.78 CVE2,979,750.67	+71.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.64 GTQ66.69	$21.51 CVE2,197.57	+149.0%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 27.4% more for housing

	Guatemala	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ332.94	$57.24 CVE5,847.76	+32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$525.45 GTQ4,055.38	$475.70 CVE48,598.70	-9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$368.89 GTQ2,847.07	$350.12 CVE35,769.22	-5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.59 GTQ390.44	$96.76 CVE9,884.75	+91.3%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

	Guatemala	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,680.75	$136.23 CVE13,917.49	-37.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ43,172.36	$2,824.32 CVE288,539.19	-49.5%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 GTQ20.00	$2.70 CVE275.63	+4.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 GTQ23.40	$1.80 CVE183.64	-40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.47 GTQ26.81	$4.38 CVE446.96	+26.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.30 GTQ334.22	$44.16 CVE4,511.01	+2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.57	$7.78 CVE794.60	+0.8%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Guatemala	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.32 GTQ318.87	$46.18 CVE4,717.94	+11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ430.23	$43.75 CVE4,469.63	-21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.63 GTQ838.41	$92.36 CVE9,435.88	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.77 GTQ777.73	$145.83 CVE14,898.75	+44.7%
Average			+5.0%

Guatemala 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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