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Sacramento vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Sacramento is 3.1 times more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.3% more in Sacramento
Groceries: pay 67.5% more in Sacramento
Transportation: pay 56.6% more in Sacramento
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Sacramento
Childcare: pay 9.7 times more in Sacramento
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Sacramento
Clothing: pay 18.1% more in Sacramento

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Sacramento are more expensive than in Cabo Verde. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sacramento.

Sacramento vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.3% more for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Sacramento
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE721.50	$20.00	+162.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE679.88	$11.00	+53.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE216.18	$2.53	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE112.67	$2.04	+71.0%
Average			+74.3%

Cabo Verde vs. Sacramento - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.5% more for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Sacramento
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE175.41	$4.54	+145.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE868.72	$8.13	-11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE532.36	$4.45	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE250.50	$5.03	+90.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE365.84	$7.43	+92.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE151.25	$2.36	+47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE111.06	$0.94	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE140.54	$1.93	+30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE193.66	$3.08	+50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE56.93	$1.70	+182.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.50	$2.07	+155.8%
Average			+67.5%

Cabo Verde vs. Sacramento - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.6% more for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Sacramento
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE586.80	$4.75	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	$100.00	+226.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	$36,753.89	+21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	$18.91	+2.7%
Average			+56.6%

Cabo Verde vs. Sacramento - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Cabo Verde	Sacramento
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	$74.65	+35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	$2,061.79	+404.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	$1,652.79	+486.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	$270.98	+151.4%
Average			+269.4%

Cabo Verde vs. Sacramento - Cost of housing

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pay 9.7 times more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Sacramento
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	$1,450.83	+872.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	$27,750.00	+857.8%
Average			+865.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Sacramento
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE322.72	$8.00	+134.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE162.33	$5.67	+230.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE470.65	$12.25	+146.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	$49.46	+46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE554.79	$14.50	+147.4%
Average			+141.2%

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pay 18.1% more for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Sacramento
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	$58.75	-2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	$54.83	+71.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	$93.07	+9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	$130.00	-6.1%
Average			+18.1%

Cabo Verde vs. Sacramento - Cost of clothing

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