Cape Verde
Remote Working Programme · Praia
Atlantic islands on European time, made for windsport lovers — sun-soaked, low-cost and tax-free for a six-month escape.
CVE 151,670/mo
14–30 days
6 months
72/100
40 Mbps
Low
Dry tropical / Atlantic
UTC-1
Model your move to Cape Verde
Set who's coming and what you earn. We'll handle eligibility, taxes, contributions, living costs and what you'd have left — and compare it to home.
Staying more than ~183 days?
Affects tax residency for territorial & exempt regimes.
Your monthly life in Cape Verde
Pre-filled with typical costs in Sal. Drag or type to match your life.
A nice place in a popular area
Power, water, gas
Home fibre + data
Food at home
Transit, rideshare, fuel
Private cover nomads usually need
Eating out, coffee, going out
Shopping, gym, subscriptions, misc.
You meet the income requirement
Needs $1,500/mo.
Your qualifying income
$6,000
$6,000
$1,473
$4,527
Tax in Cape Verde
Effective rate
0.0%
- Income tax / mo
- $0
- Social security / mo
- Not charged
- Total deductions / mo
- $0
- Take-home / mo
- $6,000
Under 183 days you stay outside the local system; your home country keeps covering you.
Private health insurance isn't required for this visa, but most nomads carry it — it's already counted in your living costs above.
Short-stay nomads remain outside the local tax net.
vs. United States
Tax
22.8% at home → 0.0% here
Same lifestyle costs
$3,202 at home → $1,473 here
Money left over
$1,431 at home → $4,527 here
Estimates for planning only — actual tax depends on treaties, your residency and personal circumstances. Confirm with official sources and a qualified advisor before you move.
What it takes to qualify
Income & savings
- Monthly income (single)
- CVE 151,670
- Basis
- ≈€1,500 avg bank balance over 6 months (€2,700 family)
- Family add-on
- +CVE 121,336 spouse · +CVE 0/child
- Combine two incomes?
- Yes
It's an average bank-balance threshold — €1,500 single / €2,700 family over the prior 6 months (or last 3 payslips) — not a strict monthly income.
The visa
- Program
- Remote Working Programme
- Introduced
- 2021
- Duration
- 6 months, renewable
- Max total stay
- 1 year
- Fees
- $59 (approx)
- Who can apply
- Employees, Freelancers, Business owners
- Bring family?
- Yes
Low fees: ~€20 visa processing plus a ~€34 airport security fee per person. Six months, renewable once, on an Atlantic archipelago off West Africa.
What you'll actually pay
Income tax
- Treatment
- Foreign income not taxed for nomads
- Headline rate
- 0%
- Tax residency at
- 183 days
- Employee social
- Usually home-covered
Short-stay nomads remain outside the local tax net.
Good news
There's effectively no local income tax to worry about on your foreign earnings here.
Reviewed Source: Cape Verde tourism
Path to residency & citizenship
This is a lifestyle visa: great for living here now, but time on it doesn't count toward permanent residency or a passport.
A short-stay programme without a residency track.
Reviewed Source: Cape Verde tourism
Typical costs in Sal
Rent (1-bed)
$600
Rent (family)
$1,000
Groceries / person
$280
Utilities
$110
Internet
$40
Transport / person
$30
Health insurance
$55
Dining / person
$200
Cost index 46/100 vs New York · prices are about 52% of US levels (PPP). Monthly figures shown in USD.
Highlights & watch-outs
What makes it great
- Only one to four hours behind Western Europe.
- World-class kitesurfing and year-round sun.
- Low costs and a relaxed pace.
What to watch
- Slower internet.
- Limited healthcare; Portuguese/Creole spoken.
Reviewed Source: Cape Verde tourism
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