Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 43.4% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$4.19
CVE431.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.51
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.52
|
$1.21
CVE124.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.84
|
$0.75
CVE76.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.76
|
$1.48
CVE152.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL67.52
|
$2.84
CVE292.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL90.46
|
$3.88
CVE399.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.86
|
$2.46
CVE253.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.74
|
$2.78
CVE286.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.37
|
$1.14
CVE117.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.55
|
$0.94
CVE97.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.47
|
$0.93
CVE96.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.14
|
$1.33
CVE137.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.59
|
$0.61
CVE63.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.83
|
$0.68
CVE70.24
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.84
|
$5.65
CVE582.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL544.37
|
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL311,069.54
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL468.78
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL987.13
|
$60.53
CVE6,236.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,529.62
|
$269.88
CVE27,807.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,197.40
|
$191.54
CVE19,735.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,281.89
|
$61.63
CVE6,349.66
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,326.21
|
$112.11
CVE11,551.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL61,338.41
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,678.26
|
|
pay 96.6% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$3.06
CVE315.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$1.30
CVE134.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.91
|
$4.56
CVE469.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL501.17
|
$31.21
CVE3,215.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.03
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL986.73
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL518.45
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,730.59
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,970.11
|
$147.82
CVE15,230.88
|
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