Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and Cape Verde

For one person, living is cheaper in Cape Verde: $1,103 a month against $4,086 in London, rent and utilities included – about $35,800 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,086
/mo nomad
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
$1,103
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: London is 91.3% more expensive than Cape Verde without rent, and 270.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: London is 87.8% more expensive than Cape Verde without rent, and 232.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
London
Cape Verde
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.62 £20.11
$5.46 CVE 538
387.55%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$108 £81.3
$53.0 CVE 5,219
102.96%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.39 £7.85
$9.43 CVE 929
10.18%
Cappuccino
$5.79 £4.38
$2.45 CVE 242
136.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.01 £2.27
$2.04 CVE 201
47.55%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 £1.63
$1.16 CVE 114
85.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.35 £7.06
$3.02 CVE 297
209.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.84 £5.93
$1.90 CVE 187
312.63%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
London
Cape Verde
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.79 £1.35
$1.41 CVE 139
26.95%
White Bread (500g)
$2.06 £1.56
$1.78 CVE 175
15.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.31 £1.74
$1.93 CVE 190
19.69%
Eggs
$5.05 £3.82
$2.34 CVE 231
115.81%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.57 £9.50
$13.51 CVE 1,330
-6.96%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.66 £8.05
$8.37 CVE 824
27.36%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.13 £12.94
$18.51 CVE 1,822
-7.46%
Apples (1kg)
$3.03 £2.29
$3.12 CVE 307
-2.88%
Banana (1kg)
$1.41 £1.07
$2.56 CVE 252
-44.92%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.05 £2.31
$2.90 CVE 285
5.17%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.38 £2.56
$3.78 CVE 372
-10.58%
Potato (1kg)
$1.67 £1.26
$1.49 CVE 146
12.08%
Onion (1kg)
$1.73 £1.31
$1.75 CVE 172
-1.14%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.41 £1.07
$1.24 CVE 122
13.71%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 £1.35
$1.20 CVE 118
49.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.22 £17.55
$5.04 CVE 496
360.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.99 £9.82
$8.24 CVE 811
57.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.18 £2.40
$1.98 CVE 195
60.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.41 £3.33
$1.87 CVE 184
135.83%
🚌 Getting Around
London
Cape Verde
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.87 £2.93
$0.89 CVE 87.3
334.83%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$250 £189
$30.67 CVE 3,019
715.29%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.71 £4.31
$2.09 CVE 206
173.21%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.33 £2.51
$2.51 CVE 248
32.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$57.9 £43.76
$15.26 CVE 1,502
279.49%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.04 £1.54
$1.54 CVE 151
32.47%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.5K £28.4K
$29.3K CVE 2.9M
28.24%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.9K £30.9K
$38.2K CVE 3.8M
7.06%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
Cape Verde
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$376 £284
$148 CVE 14.6K
154.13%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.88 £13.51
$16.47 CVE 1,622
8.56%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.01 £30.24
$53.9 CVE 5,306
-25.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
London
Cape Verde
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.2 £46.22
$29.82 CVE 2,936
105.10%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.07 £15.93
$7.76 CVE 764
171.52%
Cinema Ticket
$17.95 £13.57
$5.72 CVE 563
213.81%
🧸 Childcare & Education
London
Cape Verde
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,865 £2,165
$143 CVE 14.1K
1906.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$35.3K £26.7K
$3,121 CVE 307.2K
1032.55%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
London
Cape Verde
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 £87.7
$51.7 CVE 5,089
124.41%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$54.1 £40.87
$25.80 CVE 2,540
109.61%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$127 £95.7
$65.3 CVE 6,430
93.88%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$159 £120
$134 CVE 13.2K
18.64%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
London
Cape Verde
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,853 £2,156
$412 CVE 40.5K
592.79%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,301 £1,739
$246 CVE 24.2K
836.65%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$5,201 £3,931
$596 CVE 58.7K
772.58%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,723 £2,813
$326 CVE 32.1K
1041.85%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$19.0K £14.4K
$1,127 CVE 111.0K
1586.08%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,881 £5,955
$769 CVE 75.7K
924.20%
💵 Salaries & Financials
London
Cape Verde
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$4,818 £3,641
$336 CVE 33.0K
1336.00%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.65
7.33
-36.56%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for London: October 4, 2026

Last update for Cape Verde: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
London
$2.3K
Cape Verde
$246 89.3% $2.1K
Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
$434
Cape Verde
$218 49.7% $216
Eating Out
London
$397
Cape Verde
$133 66.4% $264
Groceries & Markets
London
$349
Cape Verde
$306 12.5% $44
Getting Around
London
$288
Cape Verde
$49 83% $239
Clothing & Footwear
London
$205
Cape Verde
$125 39.2% $81
Sport & Entertainment
London
$97
Cape Verde
$41 57.5% $56
Good to know
🇬🇧 London
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
🕒 Local time
11:45 11:45 AM
09:45 9:45 AM
2 h behind London
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
8,908,083 Capital
555,988
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

CVE, USD, EUR to GBP – British Pound Converter

British Pound exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.756 GBP (1 GBP = 1.32 USD). 1 EUR = 0.847 GBP (1 GBP = 1.18 EUR).

Cabo Verdean Escudo exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 98.45 CVE (100 CVE = 1.02 USD). 1 EUR = 110 CVE (1,000 CVE = 9.06 EUR).

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