Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 58.2% more expensive than Venezuela overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.3% more in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 48.0% more in Cabo Verde
- Transportation
-
pay 50.2% more in Cabo Verde
- Housing
-
pay 3.1 times more in Cabo Verde
- Childcare
-
pay 26.0% more in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.6% more in Cabo Verde
- Clothing
-
pay 32.8% more in Cabo Verde
The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Venezuela. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$5.10
CVE499.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$4.86
CVE476.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$2.16
CVE211.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$1.19
CVE116.68
|
|
pay 48.0% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$2.51
CVE246.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$6.73
CVE658.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$5.01
CVE491.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.80
CVE274.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$3.29
CVE322.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$1.61
CVE157.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$1.17
CVE114.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$1.40
CVE136.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$1.96
CVE192.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$1.07
CVE104.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.87
CVE84.95
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$6.45
CVE632.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$25.28
CVE2,475.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$29,166.78
CVE2,856,886.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$21.51
CVE2,106.95
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$57.24
CVE5,606.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$475.70
CVE46,594.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$350.12
CVE34,294.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$96.76
CVE9,477.17
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$136.23
CVE13,343.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$2,824.32
CVE276,641.80
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$2.70
CVE264.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.80
CVE176.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$4.38
CVE428.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$44.16
CVE4,325.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$7.78
CVE761.84
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$46.18
CVE4,523.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$43.75
CVE4,285.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$92.36
CVE9,046.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$145.83
CVE14,284.43
|
|
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