Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 7.9% more expensive than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.3% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 22.0% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 22.8% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 31.2% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 16.4% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.3% more for restaurants

	Maldives	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.50 MVR84.72	$5.10 CVE522.44	-7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 MVR149.51	$4.86 CVE497.56	-49.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MVR18.69	$2.16 CVE220.85	+77.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 MVR4.36	$1.19 CVE121.93	+320.7%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 22.0% more for groceries

	Maldives	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 MVR23.67	$2.51 CVE257.11	+63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 MVR87.05	$6.73 CVE688.47	+19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.78 MVR104.47	$5.01 CVE513.25	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 MVR25.42	$2.80 CVE287.09	+69.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 MVR38.07	$3.29 CVE336.84	+33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 MVR30.80	$1.61 CVE164.79	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.70 MVR26.22	$1.17 CVE119.33	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 MVR26.84	$1.40 CVE142.94	-19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.61 MVR24.87	$1.96 CVE200.68	+21.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 MVR9.62	$1.07 CVE109.46	+71.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 MVR8.27	$0.87 CVE88.77	+61.6%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 22.8% more for transportation

	Maldives	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.56 MVR54.78	$6.45 CVE660.54	+81.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.65 MVR348.87	$25.28 CVE2,587.33	+11.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,834.95 MVR598,058.25	$29,166.78 CVE2,985,380.18	-24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.48 MVR269.13	$21.51 CVE2,201.72	+23.1%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 31.2% less for housing

	Maldives	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.94 MVR1,015.45	$57.24 CVE5,858.81	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,098.53 MVR16,917.30	$475.70 CVE48,690.52	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$829.29 MVR12,771.04	$350.12 CVE35,836.80	-57.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.04 MVR1,448.24	$96.76 CVE9,903.43	+2.9%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 16.4% less for childcare

	Maldives	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.53 MVR2,657.00	$136.23 CVE13,943.79	-21.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,198.06 MVR49,250.10	$2,824.32 CVE289,084.31	-11.7%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.69 MVR72.27	$2.70 CVE276.15	-42.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 MVR49.84	$1.80 CVE183.99	-44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.12 MVR109.64	$4.38 CVE447.81	-38.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.60 MVR1,102.67	$44.16 CVE4,519.53	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.58 MVR132.07	$7.78 CVE796.10	-9.3%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Maldives	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.89 MVR860.71	$46.18 CVE4,726.85	-17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.79 MVR905.39	$43.75 CVE4,478.07	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.13 MVR1,557.44	$92.36 CVE9,453.70	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.91 MVR1,245.95	$145.83 CVE14,926.90	+80.3%
Average			+7.1%

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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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