Cape Verde vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1581
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$323
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$492
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$826
💸 GDP per capita
$3754
$12720
😃 Human freedom index
8
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
74.1
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
42
🌐 English speaking %
8%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
32
91
😀 Quality of life
43
50
🏙️ Population
556K
1.44B

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($708) is 4% more expensive than in China ($679). Cape Verde ranked 133rd vs 138th for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cape Verde compared to 1.2 months in China. Ranked 110th and 83rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Verde vs China

We calculate prices for Cape Verde and China as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 544 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cape Verde China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$414
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$937
$5178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.54
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$5.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1068
$16225

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In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$692
159K
Mindelo
$749
70.5K
Assomada
$692
12K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Beijing
$1065
21.9M
Shanghai
$1190
24.9M
Hong Kong
$2614
7.41M
Shenzhen
$939
17.5M
Chongqing
$712
32.1M
Guangzhou
$742
18.7M
Chengdu
$643
20.9M
Tianjin
$688
13.9M
Xi'an
$632
13M
Suzhou
$1020
12.7M
Hangzhou
$831
11.9M
Baoding
$466
11.5M
Wuhan
$646
12.3M
Wuxi
$687
7.46M
Foshan
$575
9.5M
Nanjing
$740
9.31M
Bijie
$606
6.9M
Dongguan
$589
10.5M
Hefei
$707
9.37M
Ganzhou
$812
8.97M
Changchun
$612
9.07M
Nantong
$651
7.73M
Qingdao
$653
10.1M
Jieyang
$716
6.09M
Changsha
$533
10M
Yantai
$749
7.1M
Zhengzhou
$506
12.6M
Guiyang
$564
5.99M
Ningbo
$677
9.4M
Kunming
$609
8.46M