Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 95.9% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 98.0% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 80.3% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 1.2% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 61.8% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.0% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PYG26,348	$5.10 CVE521.46	+55.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 PYG35,358	$4.86 CVE496.63	+10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PYG6,426	$2.16 CVE220.43	+169.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 PYG3,721	$1.19 CVE121.70	+156.8%
Average			+98.0%

Paraguay vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Paraguay	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PYG5,121	$2.51 CVE256.63	+293.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.72 PYG21,787	$6.73 CVE687.17	+147.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.00 PYG24,080	$5.01 CVE512.28	+67.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 PYG13,400	$2.80 CVE286.55	+67.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 PYG10,335	$3.29 CVE336.21	+155.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 PYG6,608	$1.61 CVE164.48	+95.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,598	$1.17 CVE119.11	+260.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PYG2,990	$1.40 CVE142.67	+274.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 PYG5,120	$1.96 CVE200.30	+207.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PYG3,362	$1.07 CVE109.25	+155.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG3,188	$0.87 CVE88.60	+118.2%
Average			+167.5%

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pay 80.3% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG28,146	$6.45 CVE659.29	+83.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG203,987	$25.28 CVE2,582.45	-0.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG119,332,142	$29,166.78 CVE2,979,750.67	+96.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG71,395	$21.51 CVE2,197.57	+141.7%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Paraguay	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.38 PYG131,420	$57.24 CVE5,847.76	+249.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.08 PYG2,728,320	$475.70 CVE48,598.70	+39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.33 PYG2,096,529	$350.12 CVE35,769.22	+34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.63 PYG229,714	$96.76 CVE9,884.75	+237.9%
Average			+140.3%

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pay 1.2% less for childcare

	Paraguay	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.10 PYG1,043,731	$136.23 CVE13,917.49	+4.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,042.69 PYG24,410,393	$2,824.32 CVE288,539.19	-7.2%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 PYG8,159	$2.70 CVE275.63	+165.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 PYG13,276	$1.80 CVE183.64	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.06 PYG8,499	$4.38 CVE446.96	+313.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.68 PYG206,026	$44.16 CVE4,511.01	+71.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 PYG38,247	$7.78 CVE794.60	+63.1%
Average			+124.4%

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pay 61.8% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG405,933	$46.18 CVE4,717.94	-8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG252,943	$43.75 CVE4,469.63	+38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG569,462	$92.36 CVE9,435.88	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG407,973	$145.83 CVE14,898.75	+186.8%
Average			+61.8%

Paraguay 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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