Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 2.8 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 89.7% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.1% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Cabo Verde

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.

Cabo Verde vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 LKR854.25	$5.10 CVE495.16	+78.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 LKR2,027.02	$4.86 CVE471.58	-28.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LKR210.91	$2.16 CVE209.32	+205.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR104.97	$1.19 CVE115.56	+238.5%
Average			+123.3%

Sri Lanka vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.7% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 LKR168.09	$2.51 CVE243.68	+345.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.21 LKR1,853.05	$6.73 CVE652.52	+8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 LKR1,882.76	$5.01 CVE486.44	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 LKR649.65	$2.80 CVE272.10	+28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 LKR683.80	$3.29 CVE319.25	+43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.04 LKR905.61	$1.61 CVE156.19	-47.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR132.28	$1.17 CVE113.10	+162.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.56 LKR764.30	$1.40 CVE135.47	-45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 LKR148.95	$1.96 CVE190.20	+292.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 LKR143.79	$1.07 CVE103.74	+121.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR132.04	$0.87 CVE84.14	+95.9%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 LKR1,442.29	$6.45 CVE626.04	+33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.76 LKR3,209.45	$25.28 CVE2,452.20	+134.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,478.81 LKR9,687,726.84	$29,166.78 CVE2,829,457.52	-10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.09 LKR920.85	$21.51 CVE2,086.72	+596.8%
Average			+188.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.80 LKR4,116.13	$57.24 CVE5,552.81	+314.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$163.33 LKR48,718.96	$475.70 CVE46,147.47	+191.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$123.34 LKR36,790.47	$350.12 CVE33,965.08	+183.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.68 LKR9,151.82	$96.76 CVE9,386.19	+215.3%
Average			+226.3%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$26.94 LKR8,035.70	$136.23 CVE13,215.52	+405.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$475.05 LKR141,698.63	$2,824.32 CVE273,985.80	+494.5%
Average			+450.1%

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pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 LKR597.25	$2.70 CVE261.72	+34.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 LKR700.85	$1.80 CVE174.38	-23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.91 LKR2,656.85	$4.38 CVE424.42	-50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.75 LKR4,400.98	$44.16 CVE4,283.48	+199.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.23 LKR962.84	$7.78 CVE754.52	+140.9%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.58 LKR8,821.61	$46.18 CVE4,479.97	+56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.20 LKR5,727.79	$43.75 CVE4,244.19	+127.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.72 LKR19,602.75	$92.36 CVE8,959.95	+40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.57 LKR10,012.61	$145.83 CVE14,147.29	+334.4%
Average			+139.7%

Sri Lanka 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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