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Albania vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 3.1% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 24.6% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 17.0% more in Albania
Housing: pay 14.6% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 27.0% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Albania

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Albania are more expensive than in Cabo Verde. Expenses including groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Albania.

Albania vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

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pay 1.5% less for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE716.88	$9.59 ALL789	+25.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE675.53	$8.67 ALL714	+20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE214.79	$1.77 ALL146	-22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE111.95	$0.83 ALL69	-30.0%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 24.6% less for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE174.28	$1.03 ALL85	-44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE863.16	$5.40 ALL445	-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE528.95	$7.89 ALL649	+40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE248.90	$3.20 ALL264	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE363.49	$3.26 ALL269	-15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE150.28	$0.65 ALL53	-59.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE110.35	$1.13 ALL93	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE139.65	$0.74 ALL61	-50.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE192.42	$0.66 ALL54	-67.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE56.56	$0.51 ALL42	-15.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.01	$0.53 ALL43	-34.9%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 17.0% more for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE583.05	$8.27 ALL681	+33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,884.58	$19.40 ALL1,597	-36.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	+3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,731.79	$30.95 ALL2,548	+68.1%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 14.6% less for housing

	Cabo Verde	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,185.24	$16.59 ALL1,366	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,424.92	$521.48 ALL42,933	+27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,533.47	$357.61 ALL29,442	+26.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,141.43	$61.56 ALL5,068	-42.9%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 27.0% more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,040.39	$175.46 ALL14,446	+17.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE272,548.19	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	+36.4%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE320.65	$2.46 ALL202	-27.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE161.29	$1.95 ALL160	+13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE467.64	$4.30 ALL354	-13.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,172.90	$52.57 ALL4,328	+55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE551.24	$7.66 ALL630	+30.7%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,646.14	$54.19 ALL4,462	-9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	$39.78 ALL3,275	+24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	$94.48 ALL7,778	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,025.50	$139.08 ALL11,450	+0.4%
Average			+6.5%

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