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Cabo Verde vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 59.4% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 54.7% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.2% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.37 MDL118.89	$5.10 CVE541.30	-19.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.65 MDL124.06	$4.86 CVE515.52	-26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL16.55	$2.16 CVE228.82	+143.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MDL11.53	$1.19 CVE126.33	+92.7%
Average			+47.2%

Moldova vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Moldova	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 MDL8.41	$2.51 CVE266.39	+456.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 MDL88.19	$6.73 CVE713.32	+42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 MDL84.94	$5.01 CVE531.77	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 MDL35.62	$2.80 CVE297.46	+46.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 MDL43.86	$3.29 CVE349.00	+40.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.36 MDL6.66	$1.61 CVE170.74	+351.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MDL14.93	$1.17 CVE123.64	+45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MDL13.95	$1.40 CVE148.10	+86.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL16.04	$1.96 CVE207.92	+128.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 MDL5.63	$1.07 CVE113.41	+254.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 MDL5.64	$0.87 CVE91.98	+186.9%
Average			+149.9%

Moldova vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Moldova	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 MDL93.14	$6.45 CVE684.38	+29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.97 MDL241.92	$25.28 CVE2,680.72	+94.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,774.44 MDL480,734.11	$29,166.78 CVE3,093,137.02	+13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.49 MDL83.74	$21.51 CVE2,281.19	+379.1%
Average			+129.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Moldova	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.34 MDL192.89	$57.24 CVE6,070.28	+453.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.48 MDL8,458.05	$475.70 CVE50,447.99	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.54 MDL7,097.60	$350.12 CVE37,130.32	-8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.43 MDL3,178.82	$96.76 CVE10,260.89	-43.2%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 54.7% less for childcare

	Moldova	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.94 MDL6,881.41	$136.23 CVE14,447.09	-63.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,247.42 MDL97,872.67	$2,824.32 CVE299,518.77	-46.2%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MDL23.26	$2.70 CVE286.12	+116.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.42 MDL26.46	$1.80 CVE190.63	+26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 MDL51.69	$4.38 CVE463.97	+57.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.20 MDL787.11	$44.16 CVE4,682.67	+4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 MDL108.55	$7.78 CVE824.84	+33.6%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Moldova	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.93 MDL1,173.71	$46.18 CVE4,897.47	-26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.50 MDL904.61	$43.75 CVE4,639.71	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.60 MDL1,764.41	$92.36 CVE9,794.93	-2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.56 MDL2,323.26	$145.83 CVE15,465.69	+17.1%
Average			-5.4%

Moldova 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: February 2025

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