Cape Verde vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$491
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$215
$819
💸 GDP per capita
$5192
$13303
😃 Human freedom index
8.41
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
43
🌐 English speaking %
8%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
31
88
😀 Quality of life
46
52
🏙️ Population
525K
1.41B

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($989) is 52% more expensive than in China ($650). Cape Verde ranked 101st vs 162nd 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 0.2 months in Cape Verde compared to 1.3 months in China. Ranked 109th and 85th 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
$6.8
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.15
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.07%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1329
$4120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1038
$2333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$3.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.4
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.1
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.5
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$5.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3255
$17761

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In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$979
159K
Mindelo
$1014
70.5K
Assomada
$977
12K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$601
32.1M
Chengdu
$666
20.9M
Shanghai
$1126
24.9M
Shenzhen
$939
17.5M
Beijing
$1044
21.9M
Guangzhou
$782
18.7M
Tianjin
$663
13.9M
Wuhan
$653
12.3M
Suzhou
$782
12.7M
Xi'an
$585
13M
Baoding
$468
11.5M
Hangzhou
$860
11.9M
Qingdao
$649
10.1M
Changsha
$617
10M
Hong Kong
$2674
7.41M
Harbin
$680
10M
Linyi
$530
11M
Hefei
$654
9.37M
Nanjing
$765
9.31M
Jinan
$547
9.2M
Ningbo
$671
9.4M
Zhengzhou
$511
12.6M
Xuzhou
$514
9.08M
Dongguan
$666
10.5M
Nantong
$557
7.73M
Changchun
$588
9.07M
Wenzhou
$763
9.57M
Yantai
$705
7.1M
Shenyang
$575
9.07M
Shijiazhuang
$493
10.6M