Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 88.1% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.3% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 40.5% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 91.6% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 39.7% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.6% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.3% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,703	$5.10 CVE499.96	+56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,884	$4.86 CVE476.15	-21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,289	$2.16 CVE211.34	+141.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF679	$1.19 CVE116.68	+152.7%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Rwanda	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,454	$2.51 CVE246.04	+149.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,254	$6.73 CVE658.84	+197.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,829	$5.01 CVE491.16	+88.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,404	$2.80 CVE274.74	+68.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,161	$3.29 CVE322.35	+50.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,985	$1.61 CVE157.70	+16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF752	$1.17 CVE114.20	+123.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,238	$1.40 CVE136.79	+62.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF697	$1.96 CVE192.04	+305.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF324	$1.07 CVE104.75	+375.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF469	$0.87 CVE84.95	+166.7%
Average			+145.9%

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pay 40.5% more for transportation

	Rwanda	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,456	$6.45 CVE632.11	+44.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF35,537	$25.28 CVE2,475.97	+2.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF29,788,478	$29,166.78 CVE2,856,886.11	+41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,769	$21.51 CVE2,106.95	+74.5%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 91.6% more for housing

	Rwanda	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF37,758	$57.24 CVE5,606.64	+118.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF705,517	$475.70 CVE46,594.82	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF391,954	$350.12 CVE34,294.34	+28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF43,294	$96.76 CVE9,477.17	+222.1%
Average			+91.6%

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pay 39.7% less for childcare

	Rwanda	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF215,313	$136.23 CVE13,343.63	-8.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,849,029	$2,824.32 CVE276,641.80	-70.6%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 73.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,568	$2.70 CVE264.26	+148.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,194	$1.80 CVE176.07	-18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,397	$4.38 CVE428.53	+85.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF45,873	$44.16 CVE4,325.01	+38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,226	$7.78 CVE761.84	+114.5%
Average			+73.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF24,040	$46.18 CVE4,523.40	+176.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF31,356	$43.75 CVE4,285.33	+101.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF38,324	$92.36 CVE9,046.81	+247.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF45,292	$145.83 CVE14,284.43	+364.1%
Average			+222.4%

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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: May 2025

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