Is Cabo Verde a good place to live for remote workers?

Cabo Verde scores 50/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 63.7 Mbps, safety 58, healthcare 71, air quality 46; English not scored) — rank 120 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Cabo Verde?

Median fixed broadband is around 63.7 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Cabo Verde?

Single-person essentials run about $967/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.1× essentials).

Livability · rank 120/167

Is 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde (Praia) a good place to live?

Quality score 50/100 against essentials of $967/month.

The five metrics

Internet 25 63.7 Mbps median broadband, 74.7% online

Safety 58 7 homicides/100k (2020)

Healthcare 71 UHC service coverage 71/100 (2023)

Air quality 46 PM2.5 29.1 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate 0.42 · corruption control 0.94 · stability 0.77 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $8.57 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $13.35/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($967)	Verdict
$2,000	2.1×	very comfortable
$3,000	3.1×	like royalty
$5,000	5.2×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇦🇩 Andorra — quality 78.2, essentials $1,500/mo
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — quality 61, essentials $1,201/mo
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast — quality 38.5, essentials $727/mo
🇲🇱 Mali — quality 32.2, essentials $608/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Cabo Verde a good place to live for remote workers?: Cabo Verde scores 50/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 63.7 Mbps, safety 58, healthcare 71, air quality 46; English not scored) — rank 120 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Cabo Verde?: Median fixed broadband is around 63.7 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Cabo Verde?: Single-person essentials run about $967/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.1× essentials).