🇨🇻Cabo Verde
Ten volcanic islands off West Africa — white-sand beaches, morna music drifting from harbor bars, and a laid-back Creole culture almost untouched by mass tourism.
Cities
Cabo Verde's cultural capital — a colorful harbor town of pastel colonial buildings, morna music, and Carnival, wrapped around one of the best natural bays in the Atlantic.
Cabo Verde's hilltop capital — a working African port city of clifftop plateaus, colonial squares, and one of West Africa's biggest markets, with almost no tourist crowds.
Cabo Verde's #1 beach resort town — miles of white sand and turquoise water on Sal island, built around a working fishing pier and a booming kitesurfing scene.
At a glance
How Cabo Verde’s cities compare. Rough 2026 figures.
| City | Cheap meal | Mid-range hotel | Transit ride | Avg. monthly salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇻 Mindelo | $5–9 | $45–85 | $0.55 | ≈ $430 |
| 🇨🇻 Praia | $5–9 | $45–80 | $0.60 | ≈ $420 |
| 🇨🇻 Santa Maria | $6–11 | $60–120 | $1 | ≈ $450 |
Head to head
Two cities side by side — costs, best months and what you'd do in each.