Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 49.4% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.5% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 53.0% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 80.6% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 37.1% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.2% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.5% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$5.10 CVE521.46	+0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$4.86 CVE496.63	+0.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$2.16 CVE220.43	+157.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$1.19 CVE121.70	+128.3%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 53.0% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$2.51 CVE256.63	+173.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$6.73 CVE687.17	-1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$5.01 CVE512.28	-7.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$2.80 CVE286.55	+26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$3.29 CVE336.21	+61.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$1.61 CVE164.48	-4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$1.17 CVE119.11	-10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$1.40 CVE142.67	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$1.96 CVE200.30	+33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$1.07 CVE109.25	+250.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.87 CVE88.60	+90.5%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$6.45 CVE659.29	+61.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$25.28 CVE2,582.45	+212.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$29,166.78 CVE2,979,750.67	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$21.51 CVE2,197.57	+306.1%
Average			+144.0%

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pay 80.6% more for housing

	Mongolia	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$57.24 CVE5,847.76	+290.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$475.70 CVE48,598.70	-14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$350.12 CVE35,769.22	-18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$96.76 CVE9,884.75	+65.0%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 37.1% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$136.23 CVE13,917.49	-11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$2,824.32 CVE288,539.19	-63.3%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.70 CVE275.63	+52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$1.80 CVE183.64	-28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$4.38 CVE446.96	+147.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$44.16 CVE4,511.01	-26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$7.78 CVE794.60	+70.5%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$46.18 CVE4,717.94	-30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$43.75 CVE4,469.63	-13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$92.36 CVE9,435.88	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$145.83 CVE14,898.75	+2.5%
Average			-9.3%

Mongolia 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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