Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 92.9% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 66.0% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 62.4% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 48.3% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 TZS7,833.86	$5.10 CVE502.30	+75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 TZS16,078.26	$4.86 CVE478.38	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TZS1,677.35	$2.16 CVE212.33	+247.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TZS825.01	$1.19 CVE117.23	+289.5%
Average			+148.5%

Tanzania vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Tanzania	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.72 TZS1,950.54	$2.51 CVE247.20	+247.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 TZS10,231.72	$6.73 CVE661.93	+77.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 TZS12,204.06	$5.01 CVE493.46	+10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TZS4,542.30	$2.80 CVE276.02	+66.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 TZS6,333.18	$3.29 CVE323.86	+40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 TZS3,004.54	$1.61 CVE158.44	+44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 TZS1,032.39	$1.17 CVE114.73	+204.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS929.35	$1.40 CVE137.43	+305.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TZS953.64	$1.96 CVE192.94	+454.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS820.01	$1.07 CVE105.24	+251.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 TZS1,354.03	$0.87 CVE85.35	+72.8%
Average			+161.4%

Tanzania vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.0% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 TZS11,545.57	$6.45 CVE635.07	+50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.55 TZS52,727.89	$25.28 CVE2,487.56	+29.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,823.72 TZS42,684,479.23	$29,166.78 CVE2,870,265.61	+84.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.76 TZS29,037.50	$21.51 CVE2,116.82	+99.8%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 62.4% more for housing

	Tanzania	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.94 TZS161,698.85	$57.24 CVE5,632.90	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.33 TZS780,477.78	$475.70 CVE46,813.04	+64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.84 TZS638,863.18	$350.12 CVE34,454.95	+47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.01 TZS107,914.69	$96.76 CVE9,521.56	+141.9%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 48.3% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.03 TZS636,703.52	$136.23 CVE13,406.12	-42.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,186.60 TZS16,688,359.13	$2,824.32 CVE277,937.39	-54.3%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 TZS3,163.67	$2.70 CVE265.50	+130.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 TZS5,829.36	$1.80 CVE176.90	-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 TZS4,833.39	$4.38 CVE430.54	+144.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 TZS98,162.35	$44.16 CVE4,345.26	+21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.68 TZS15,316.20	$7.78 CVE765.40	+37.0%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.43 TZS30,841.63	$46.18 CVE4,544.59	+303.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 TZS58,691.16	$43.75 CVE4,305.40	+101.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.14 TZS121,776.31	$92.36 CVE9,089.17	+104.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.53 TZS103,931.33	$145.83 CVE14,351.33	+278.5%
Average			+197.0%

Tanzania 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: May 2025

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