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Cabo Verde vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 45.2% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 59.6% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 83.1% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 10.5% more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 8.3% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.3% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD310.59	$7.62 CVE716.88	+28.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD268.81	$7.18 CVE675.53	+40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD86.51	$2.28 CVE214.79	+38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD63.45	$1.19 CVE111.95	-1.7%
Average			+26.3%

Macedonia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Macedonia	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD36.92	$1.85 CVE174.28	+163.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD218.09	$9.18 CVE863.16	+120.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD256.58	$5.62 CVE528.95	+14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD108.40	$2.65 CVE248.90	+27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD155.49	$3.86 CVE363.49	+30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD23.93	$1.60 CVE150.28	+249.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD33.98	$1.17 CVE110.35	+80.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.43	$1.48 CVE139.65	+155.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD40.80	$2.05 CVE192.42	+162.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD21.88	$0.60 CVE56.56	+44.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.52	$0.81 CVE76.01	+72.6%
Average			+102.0%

Macedonia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.6% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD294.54	$6.20 CVE583.05	+10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,494.89	$30.66 CVE2,884.58	+7.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,708,273.01	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD294.47	$18.41 CVE1,731.79	+227.6%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 83.1% more for housing

	Macedonia	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD836.36	$55.12 CVE5,185.24	+245.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,452.40	$408.47 CVE38,424.92	+48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,825.85	$282.06 CVE26,533.47	+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,510.54	$107.81 CVE10,141.43	+2.5%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 10.5% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,375.51	$149.25 CVE14,040.39	-36.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD96,278.50	$2,897.28 CVE272,548.19	+57.7%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD111.97	$3.41 CVE320.65	+59.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD91.28	$1.71 CVE161.29	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD162.10	$4.97 CVE467.64	+60.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,739.70	$33.73 CVE3,172.90	+1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD273.23	$5.86 CVE551.24	+12.4%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,123.77	$60.02 CVE5,646.14	+0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,913.95	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,221.88	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	+5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,206.27	$138.47 CVE13,025.50	+39.4%
Average			+8.3%

Macedonia vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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