Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 41.7% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.6% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 98.6% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 72.1% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 60.8% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 29.8% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.6% less for restaurants

	Romania	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.56 RON39.34	$5.10 CVE522.44	-40.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 RON29.08	$4.86 CVE497.56	-23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 RON7.89	$2.16 CVE220.85	+25.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 RON6.56	$1.19 CVE121.93	-16.6%
Average			-13.6%

Romania vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.6% more for groceries

	Romania	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 RON4.95	$2.51 CVE257.11	+133.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 RON17.42	$6.73 CVE688.47	+77.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 RON25.09	$5.01 CVE513.25	-8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 RON13.00	$2.80 CVE287.09	-0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 RON12.41	$3.29 CVE336.84	+21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.17	$1.61 CVE164.79	+240.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.02	$1.17 CVE119.33	+77.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON2.97	$1.40 CVE142.94	+115.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 RON3.90	$1.96 CVE200.68	+131.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RON1.73	$1.07 CVE109.46	+184.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.88	$0.87 CVE88.77	+111.7%
Average			+98.6%

Romania vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 72.1% more for transportation

	Romania	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 RON25.95	$6.45 CVE660.54	+14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.73 RON95.28	$25.28 CVE2,587.33	+21.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,159.13 RON115,648.98	$29,166.78 CVE2,985,380.18	+15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.39 RON29.40	$21.51 CVE2,201.72	+236.4%
Average			+72.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Romania	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.45 RON38.83	$57.24 CVE5,858.81	+577.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.94 RON1,672.92	$475.70 CVE48,690.52	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.85 RON1,226.64	$350.12 CVE35,836.80	+31.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.36 RON493.52	$96.76 CVE9,903.43	-9.9%
Average			+157.4%

Romania vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of housing

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pay 60.8% less for childcare

	Romania	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$405.62 RON1,864.50	$136.23 CVE13,943.79	-66.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,284.14 RON28,886.29	$2,824.32 CVE289,084.31	-55.1%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 RON9.26	$2.70 CVE276.15	+34.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 RON10.13	$1.80 CVE183.99	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 RON24.36	$4.38 CVE447.81	-17.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.40 RON171.92	$44.16 CVE4,519.53	+18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 RON28.45	$7.78 CVE796.10	+25.7%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 29.8% more for clothing

	Romania	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.67 RON265.09	$46.18 CVE4,726.85	-19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.90 RON160.42	$43.75 CVE4,478.07	+25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 RON320.65	$92.36 CVE9,453.70	+32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.53 RON370.17	$145.83 CVE14,926.90	+81.1%
Average			+29.8%

Romania 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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