Cost of living comparison

Cabo Verde

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 64.5% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.8% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 40.9% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 75.1% more in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 59.3% more in Sweden

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

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Sweden vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.8% more for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.49 CVE636.84	$14.04 SEK139.16	+116.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.14 CVE896.16	$10.77 SEK106.72	+17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.81 CVE177.58	$2.49 SEK24.69	+37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 CVE107.91	$2.07 SEK20.50	+88.0%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CVE177.40	$2.82 SEK27.96	+56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 CVE828.98	$5.72 SEK56.73	-32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 CVE544.34	$6.07 SEK60.17	+9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.59 CVE253.67	$4.23 SEK41.96	+63.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 CVE270.68	$5.25 SEK52.06	+90.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 CVE154.79	$1.36 SEK13.45	-14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 CVE109.78	$1.14 SEK11.35	+2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 CVE150.88	$1.29 SEK12.83	-15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CVE166.17	$1.93 SEK19.15	+14.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 CVE59.40	$0.76 SEK7.53	+25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 CVE73.94	$0.73 SEK7.23	-3.3%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 40.9% more for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.84 CVE572.94	$6.65 SEK65.87	+13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.80 CVE2,922.87	$77.78 SEK770.99	+161.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,897.98 CVE3M	$31,975.58 SEK317K	+10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.22 CVE1,689.07	$22.74 SEK225.41	+32.1%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Cabo Verde	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.02 CVE4,906.55	$38.16 SEK378.26	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.04 CVE40,611.67	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	+113.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$227.30 CVE22,294.98	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	+195.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.56 CVE9,079.12	$97.70 SEK968.44	+5.5%
Average			+107.7%

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pay 75.1% more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.41 CVE11,810.54	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	+28.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,082.45 CVE302K	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	+138.2%
Average			+75.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 CVE319.92	$7.36 SEK72.98	+125.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 CVE196.85	$4.45 SEK44.08	+121.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE487.34	$7.55 SEK74.80	+51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.79 CVE2,921.55	$41.12 SEK407.65	+38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 CVE547.01	$15.58 SEK154.45	+179.4%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 59.3% more for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.30 CVE4,541.67	$91.37 SEK905.76	+97.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	$44.99 SEK445.93	+77.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	$95.04 SEK942.07	+44.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.61 CVE11,437.57	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	+27.6%
Average			+59.3%

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