Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 72.4% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.6% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 65.5% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 15.4% more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.3% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 47.4% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.6% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,478.87	$5.10 CVE502.00	+18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,650.77	$4.86 CVE478.09	-46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,508.85	$2.16 CVE212.21	+147.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK749.10	$1.19 CVE117.16	+175.2%
Average			+73.6%

Malawi vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.5% more for groceries

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,361.80	$2.51 CVE247.05	+84.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,338.52	$6.73 CVE661.53	+39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,810.86	$5.01 CVE493.16	+11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK3,991.42	$2.80 CVE275.86	+21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,332.45	$3.29 CVE323.66	+70.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,790.71	$1.61 CVE158.34	+55.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,401.15	$1.17 CVE114.66	+44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,935.99	$1.40 CVE137.34	+24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK912.20	$1.96 CVE192.82	+271.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,245.43	$1.07 CVE105.18	+48.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,014.58	$0.87 CVE85.30	+47.9%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,708.52	$6.45 CVE634.69	+4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,478.61	$25.28 CVE2,486.08	+484.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK61,721,248.60	$29,166.78 CVE2,868,552.82	-18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,303.82	$21.51 CVE2,115.56	+5.4%
Average			+119.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK322,066.85	$57.24 CVE5,629.53	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK349,858.70	$475.70 CVE46,785.10	+135.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK170,897.44	$350.12 CVE34,434.39	+254.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,440.38	$96.76 CVE9,515.88	+134.4%
Average			+113.8%

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pay 15.4% more for childcare

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK613,859.39	$136.23 CVE13,398.12	-61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,539,870.55	$2,824.32 CVE277,771.53	+92.4%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,937.04	$2.70 CVE265.34	+141.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,040.47	$1.80 CVE176.79	-38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,745.31	$4.38 CVE430.28	+175.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK88,825.87	$44.16 CVE4,342.67	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,835.97	$7.78 CVE764.95	+96.9%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 47.4% more for clothing

	Malawi	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,254.76	$46.18 CVE4,541.88	+2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,464.70	$43.75 CVE4,302.83	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK102,389.24	$92.36 CVE9,083.75	+56.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK122,346.81	$145.83 CVE14,342.76	+106.3%
Average			+47.4%

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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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