Cost of living comparison

Netherlands

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Netherlands Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 56.0% cheaper than Netherlands overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 8.3% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 44.9% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 71.7% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 86.0% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 35.9% less in Cabo Verde

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Cabo Verde.

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Cabo Verde vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.9% less for restaurants

	Netherlands	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.24 €19.80	$6.49 CVE636.84	-70.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.74 €12.23	$9.14 CVE896.16	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.60 €3.21	$1.81 CVE177.58	-49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.62	$1.10 CVE107.91	-62.7%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

	Netherlands	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 €1.84	$1.81 CVE177.40	-12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 €5.96	$8.45 CVE828.98	+26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.08 €4.52	$5.55 CVE544.34	+9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.71 €4.19	$2.59 CVE253.67	-45.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.35 €5.65	$2.76 CVE270.68	-56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.58 CVE154.79	+35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.12 CVE109.78	+4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.54 CVE150.88	+68.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 €1.73	$1.69 CVE166.17	-12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$0.61 CVE59.40	-27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$0.75 CVE73.94	-12.3%
Average			-8.3%

Netherlands vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.9% less for transportation

	Netherlands	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.11 €8.11	$5.84 CVE572.94	-35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$95.45 €84.95	$29.80 CVE2,922.87	-68.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,608.58 €36,143.10	$28,897.98 CVE3M	-28.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.41 €24.40	$17.22 CVE1,689.07	-37.2%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 71.7% less for housing

	Netherlands	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.29 €42.98	$50.02 CVE4,906.55	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,426.76 €1,269.87	$414.04 CVE40,611.67	-71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,174.28 €1,045.15	$227.30 CVE22,294.98	-80.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$196.24 €174.66	$92.56 CVE9,079.12	-52.8%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 86.0% less for childcare

	Netherlands	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,884.17 €1,676.98	$120.41 CVE11,810.54	-93.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,083.31 €8,974.51	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-69.4%
Average			-86.0%

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pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Netherlands	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 €5.56	$3.26 CVE319.92	-47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.16 €3.70	$2.01 CVE196.85	-51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.60 €12.11	$4.97 CVE487.34	-63.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.62 €36.16	$29.79 CVE2,921.55	-26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.51 €13.81	$5.58 CVE547.01	-64.0%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 35.9% less for clothing

	Netherlands	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 €79.61	$46.30 CVE4,541.67	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.43 €38.65	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	-41.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.67 €89.60	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	-34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.42 €121.42	$116.61 CVE11,437.57	-14.5%
Average			-35.9%

Netherlands vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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