Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 29.9% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 24.6% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 18.3% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 21.2% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,239	$5.10 CVE522.44	-27.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$4.86 CVE497.56	-36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$2.16 CVE220.85	+35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$1.19 CVE121.93	+5.4%
Average			-5.6%

Lebanon vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,813	$2.51 CVE257.11	+303.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,237	$6.73 CVE688.47	+61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,702	$5.01 CVE513.25	-9.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,998	$2.80 CVE287.09	+29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,792	$3.29 CVE336.84	+0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,313	$1.61 CVE164.79	+181.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,067	$1.17 CVE119.33	+189.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,880	$1.40 CVE142.94	+348.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,865	$1.96 CVE200.68	+340.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,383	$1.07 CVE109.46	+237.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,230	$0.87 CVE88.77	+120.6%
Average			+164.0%

Lebanon vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.6% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,782	$6.45 CVE660.54	+84.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$25.28 CVE2,587.33	-66.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	$29,166.78 CVE2,985,380.18	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$21.51 CVE2,201.72	+68.7%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 18.3% more for housing

	Lebanon	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$57.24 CVE5,858.81	+79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	$475.70 CVE48,690.52	-3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	$350.12 CVE35,836.80	+37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$96.76 CVE9,903.43	-40.0%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 21.2% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	$136.23 CVE13,943.79	-34.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	$2,824.32 CVE289,084.31	-7.6%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$2.70 CVE276.15	-10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,251	$1.80 CVE183.99	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$4.38 CVE447.81	+118.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	$44.16 CVE4,519.53	+12.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,838	$7.78 CVE796.10	+15.2%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	$46.18 CVE4,726.85	-18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$43.75 CVE4,478.07	-24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	$92.36 CVE9,453.70	-0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	$145.83 CVE14,926.90	+57.1%
Average			+3.4%

Lebanon 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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