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Cabo Verde vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 9.5% cheaper than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 19.4% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 39.0% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 25.9% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 28.7% less for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.96 FCFA8,781	$5.10 CVE539.79	-63.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.94 FCFA5,621	$4.86 CVE514.09	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 FCFA1,185	$2.16 CVE228.18	+14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 FCFA942	$1.19 CVE125.98	-20.5%
Average			-28.7%

Republic of the Congo vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 FCFA1,612	$2.51 CVE265.65	-2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 FCFA2,643	$6.73 CVE711.34	+60.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.87 FCFA4,951	$5.01 CVE530.29	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA2,134	$2.80 CVE296.63	-17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 FCFA1,382	$3.29 CVE348.03	+49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 FCFA742	$1.61 CVE170.26	+36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 FCFA573	$1.17 CVE123.30	+28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.98 FCFA1,243	$1.40 CVE147.68	-29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 FCFA760	$1.96 CVE207.34	+62.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA732	$1.07 CVE113.10	-8.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 FCFA661	$0.87 CVE91.72	-17.5%
Average			+11.5%

Republic of the Congo vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.4% more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 FCFA3,260	$6.45 CVE682.47	+24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA14,210	$25.28 CVE2,673.25	+11.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA20,692,113	$29,166.78 CVE3,084,519.61	-11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.09 FCFA8,866	$21.51 CVE2,274.83	+52.6%
Average			+19.4%

Republic of the Congo vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.0% less for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.50 FCFA47,491	$57.24 CVE6,053.37	-24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$971.39 FCFA611,035	$475.70 CVE50,307.45	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.68 FCFA224,991	$350.12 CVE37,026.88	-2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$456.95 FCFA287,439	$96.76 CVE10,232.31	-78.8%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$214.14 FCFA134,704	$136.23 CVE14,406.84	-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,100.00 FCFA3,208,075	$2,824.32 CVE298,684.32	-44.6%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.76 FCFA1,739	$2.70 CVE285.32	-2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 FCFA2,600	$1.80 CVE190.10	-56.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 FCFA2,359	$4.38 CVE462.68	+16.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.25 FCFA38,527	$44.16 CVE4,669.62	-27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,139	$7.78 CVE822.54	-4.8%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 25.9% more for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.83 FCFA22,540	$46.18 CVE4,883.82	+28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.92 FCFA23,851	$43.75 CVE4,626.78	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.22 FCFA58,011	$92.36 CVE9,767.65	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.67 FCFA57,661	$145.83 CVE15,422.60	+59.1%
Average			+25.9%

Republic of the Congo 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: January 2025

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