Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 39.2% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 29.0% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 51.8% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 42.9% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 37.2% less in Cabo Verde

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

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Cabo Verde vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.3% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.04 SEK139.16	$6.49 CVE636.84	-53.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 SEK106.72	$9.14 CVE896.16	-15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 SEK24.69	$1.81 CVE177.58	-27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SEK20.50	$1.10 CVE107.91	-46.8%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Sweden	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 SEK27.96	$1.81 CVE177.40	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 SEK56.73	$8.45 CVE828.98	+47.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 SEK60.17	$5.55 CVE544.34	-8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 SEK41.96	$2.59 CVE253.67	-38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK52.06	$2.76 CVE270.68	-47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.45	$1.58 CVE154.79	+16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 SEK11.35	$1.12 CVE109.78	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.83	$1.54 CVE150.88	+18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 SEK19.15	$1.69 CVE166.17	-12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.53	$0.61 CVE59.40	-20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SEK7.23	$0.75 CVE73.94	+3.4%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 29.0% less for transportation

	Sweden	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 SEK65.87	$5.84 CVE572.94	-12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.78 SEK770.99	$29.80 CVE2,922.87	-61.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,975.58 SEK317K	$28,897.98 CVE3M	-9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.74 SEK225.41	$17.22 CVE1,689.07	-24.3%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 51.8% less for housing

	Sweden	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.16 SEK378.26	$50.02 CVE4,906.55	+31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	$414.04 CVE40,611.67	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	$227.30 CVE22,294.98	-66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.70 SEK968.44	$92.56 CVE9,079.12	-5.3%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

	Sweden	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	$120.41 CVE11,810.54	-22.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-58.0%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.36 SEK72.98	$3.26 CVE319.92	-55.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 SEK44.08	$2.01 CVE196.85	-54.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.55 SEK74.80	$4.97 CVE487.34	-34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.12 SEK407.65	$29.79 CVE2,921.55	-27.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.58 SEK154.45	$5.58 CVE547.01	-64.2%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 37.2% less for clothing

	Sweden	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.37 SEK905.76	$46.30 CVE4,541.67	-49.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.99 SEK445.93	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 SEK942.07	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	-30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	$116.61 CVE11,437.57	-21.6%
Average			-37.2%

Sweden vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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