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Cabo Verde vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 39.0% cheaper than Norway overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.9% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 12.9% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 29.4% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 41.4% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 57.5% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.1% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 22.7% less in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.9% less for restaurants

	Norway	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.47 NOK227.13	$7.62 CVE721.50	-66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.28 NOK144.30	$7.18 CVE679.88	-49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.22 NOK32.56	$2.28 CVE216.18	-29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 NOK26.61	$1.19 CVE112.67	-54.8%
Average			-49.9%

Norway vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.9% less for groceries

	Norway	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 NOK32.64	$1.85 CVE175.41	-42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 NOK58.34	$9.18 CVE868.72	+59.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.36 NOK84.51	$5.62 CVE532.36	-32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 NOK43.03	$2.65 CVE250.50	-37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 NOK64.59	$3.86 CVE365.84	-39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NOK15.15	$1.60 CVE151.25	+6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 NOK11.10	$1.17 CVE111.06	+6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.42 NOK14.37	$1.48 CVE140.54	+4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97 NOK19.88	$2.05 CVE193.66	+4.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 NOK10.30	$0.60 CVE56.93	-41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 NOK11.44	$0.81 CVE76.50	-28.6%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 29.4% less for transportation

	Norway	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.05 NOK81.33	$6.20 CVE586.80	-23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.58 NOK743.63	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,882.51 NOK342,443.77	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	-10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.92 NOK251.89	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	-26.1%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 41.4% less for housing

	Norway	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.89 NOK524.48	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,147.37 NOK11,596.23	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$929.65 NOK9,395.81	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	-69.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$173.28 NOK1,751.30	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	-37.8%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 57.5% less for childcare

	Norway	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$279.02 NOK2,820.03	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	-46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.91 NOK92,557.16	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-68.4%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Norway	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.73 NOK98.36	$3.41 CVE322.72	-65.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.10 NOK51.59	$1.71 CVE162.33	-66.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.59 NOK157.52	$4.97 CVE470.65	-68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.34 NOK508.75	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.82 NOK159.91	$5.86 CVE554.79	-63.0%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

	Norway	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.05 NOK960.70	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	-36.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.59 NOK460.73	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	-29.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.49 NOK1,066.17	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	-19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.24 NOK1,467.95	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	-4.7%
Average			-22.7%

Norway vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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