Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 26.4% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$4.19
CVE431.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$1.21
CVE124.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$0.75
CVE76.80
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$1.48
CVE152.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$2.84
CVE292.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$3.88
CVE399.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$2.46
CVE253.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$2.78
CVE286.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$1.14
CVE117.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$0.94
CVE97.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$0.93
CVE96.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$1.33
CVE137.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$0.61
CVE63.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$0.68
CVE70.24
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$5.65
CVE582.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Sweden
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$60.53
CVE6,236.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$269.88
CVE27,807.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$191.54
CVE19,735.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$61.63
CVE6,349.66
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$112.11
CVE11,551.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,678.26
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$3.06
CVE315.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$1.30
CVE134.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$4.56
CVE469.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$31.21
CVE3,215.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$147.82
CVE15,230.88
|
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