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Cabo Verde vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 62.3% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 20.9% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 68.5% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 1.2% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.6% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 35.3% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL52.24	$7.62 CVE732.64	+144.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL39.66	$7.18 CVE690.38	+204.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.21	$2.28 CVE219.51	+136.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.43	$1.19 CVE114.41	+111.8%
Average			+149.3%

Swaziland vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Swaziland	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL12.91	$1.85 CVE178.11	+141.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL77.39	$9.18 CVE882.13	+99.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL68.35	$5.62 CVE540.57	+38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.02	$2.65 CVE254.37	+53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL38.61	$3.86 CVE371.48	+68.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL11.85	$1.60 CVE153.58	+126.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.70	$1.17 CVE112.78	+245.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.31	$1.48 CVE142.71	+240.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL10.82	$2.05 CVE196.65	+217.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.04	$0.60 CVE57.80	+25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.80	$0.81 CVE77.68	+38.4%
Average			+117.5%

Swaziland vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.9% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL75.88	$6.20 CVE595.86	+37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL507.86	$30.66 CVE2,947.96	+1.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL290K	$30,364.84 CVE3M	+75.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL444.98	$18.41 CVE1,769.84	-30.5%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 68.5% more for housing

	Swaziland	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL483.67	$55.12 CVE5,299.18	+91.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,474.46	$408.47 CVE39,269.26	+53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,143.87	$282.06 CVE27,116.51	+50.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,010.97	$107.81 CVE10,364.28	+79.0%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 1.2% less for childcare

	Swaziland	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,837.96	$149.25 CVE14,348.91	+36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL79,322.34	$2,897.28 CVE279K	-38.7%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL31.44	$3.41 CVE327.70	+82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.15	$1.71 CVE164.83	-13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL44.98	$4.97 CVE477.91	+85.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL483.67	$33.73 CVE3,242.62	+17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL62.88	$5.86 CVE563.35	+56.5%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 35.3% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL773.55	$60.02 CVE5,770.20	+30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL403.06	$31.96 CVE3,072.84	+33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,257.55	$85.23 CVE8,194.25	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,418.77	$138.47 CVE13,311.72	+63.9%
Average			+35.3%

Swaziland vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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