Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 44.4% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 87.9% more in Cabo Verde
- Groceries
-
pay 61.1% more in Cabo Verde
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7% less in Cabo Verde
- Housing
-
pay 45.5% more in Cabo Verde
- Childcare
-
pay 49.0% less in Cabo Verde
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 41.0% more in Cabo Verde
- Clothing
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pay 2.3 times more in Cabo Verde
The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Cabo Verde. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 87.9% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$5.10
CVE519.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$4.86
CVE494.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$2.16
CVE219.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$1.19
CVE121.21
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$2.51
CVE255.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$6.73
CVE684.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$5.01
CVE510.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$2.80
CVE285.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$3.29
CVE334.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$1.61
CVE163.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$1.17
CVE118.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$1.40
CVE142.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$1.96
CVE199.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$1.07
CVE108.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.87
CVE88.25
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$6.45
CVE656.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$25.28
CVE2,572.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$29,166.78
CVE2,967,816.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$21.51
CVE2,188.76
|
|
pay 45.5% more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$57.24
CVE5,824.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$475.70
CVE48,404.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$350.12
CVE35,625.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$96.76
CVE9,845.17
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$136.23
CVE13,861.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$2,824.32
CVE287,383.59
|
|
pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.70
CVE274.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$1.80
CVE182.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$4.38
CVE445.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$44.16
CVE4,492.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$7.78
CVE791.42
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$46.18
CVE4,699.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$43.75
CVE4,451.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$92.36
CVE9,398.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$145.83
CVE14,839.08
|
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