Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 2.0 times more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.7% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 90.1% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 11.6% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.1% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.7% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 MGA13,590	$5.10 CVE522.44	+76.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,134	$4.86 CVE497.56	+13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MGA4,312	$2.16 CVE220.85	+134.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MGA3,048	$1.19 CVE121.93	+83.1%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Madagascar	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MGA4,306	$2.51 CVE257.11	+173.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.17 MGA24,221	$6.73 CVE688.47	+30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 MGA17,380	$5.01 CVE513.25	+35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,456	$2.80 CVE287.09	+55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MGA11,758	$3.29 CVE336.84	+31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA3,006	$1.61 CVE164.79	+150.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 MGA1,489	$1.17 CVE119.33	+266.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 MGA2,569	$1.40 CVE142.94	+154.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MGA1,579	$1.96 CVE200.68	+481.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 MGA1,324	$1.07 CVE109.46	+278.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MGA1,724	$0.87 CVE88.77	+135.7%
Average			+163.0%

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pay 90.1% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 MGA20,054	$6.45 CVE660.54	+50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.28 CVE2,587.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA55,368,279	$29,166.78 CVE2,985,380.18	+146.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA58,388	$21.51 CVE2,201.72	+72.6%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Madagascar	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.38 MGA273,534	$57.24 CVE5,858.81	-2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$241.73 MGA1,132,533	$475.70 CVE48,690.52	+96.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$65.00 MGA304,551	$350.12 CVE35,836.80	+438.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA168,490	$96.76 CVE9,903.43	+169.0%
Average			+175.6%

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pay 11.6% less for childcare

	Madagascar	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA420,296	$136.23 CVE13,943.79	+51.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA52,905,606	$2,824.32 CVE289,084.31	-75.0%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 MGA4,278	$2.70 CVE276.15	+195.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.13 MGA5,302	$1.80 CVE183.99	+58.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 MGA11,527	$4.38 CVE447.81	+77.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.89 MGA144,713	$44.16 CVE4,519.53	+43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,201	$7.78 CVE796.10	+20.7%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Madagascar	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.15 MGA66,305	$46.18 CVE4,726.85	+226.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.67 MGA73,405	$43.75 CVE4,478.07	+179.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.98 MGA337,243	$92.36 CVE9,453.70	+28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.39 MGA268,872	$145.83 CVE14,926.90	+154.1%
Average			+147.0%

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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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