Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 23.5% cheaper than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE533.70
|
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE225.61
|
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE124.56
|
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE262.65
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE703.31
|
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE524.31
|
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE293.28
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE344.10
|
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE168.34
|
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE121.91
|
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE146.02
|
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE205.00
|
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE111.82
|
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE90.68
|
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE674.77
|
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,643.08
|
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,249.16
|
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,985.06
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE49,739.76
|
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE36,609.05
|
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,116.84
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
|
pay 36.2% more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,244.26
|
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE295,313.86
|
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE282.10
|
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE187.96
|
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,616.93
|
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE813.26
|
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,828.71
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,574.57
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,657.42
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,248.56
|
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
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