Cape Verde vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$324
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$541
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$69.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$813
💸 GDP per capita
$3903
$12720
😃 Human freedom index
8.12
5.22
❤️ Life expectancy
74.1
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
45
🌐 English speaking %
8%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
33
90
😀 Quality of life
42
50
🏙️ Population
556K
1.44B

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($711) is 5% more expensive than in China ($678). Cape Verde ranked 128th vs 135th 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 111th and 80th 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
$5.23
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.42
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.5
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.01%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$4688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$2774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$4.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.16
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.43
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.5
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1027
$14240

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In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$692
159K
Mindelo
$762
70.5K
Assomada
$667
12K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Beijing
$1116
21.9M
Shanghai
$1165
24.9M
Shenzhen
$995
17.5M
Hong Kong
$2733
7.41M
Chongqing
$753
32.1M
Guangzhou
$755
18.7M
Chengdu
$656
20.9M
Tianjin
$718
13.9M
Xi'an
$550
13M
Suzhou
$1144
12.7M
Hangzhou
$827
11.9M
Nantong
$785
7.73M
Baoding
$474
11.5M
Wuhan
$637
12.3M
Wuxi
$714
7.46M
Foshan
$600
9.5M
Nanjing
$736
9.31M
Quanzhou
$776
8.78M
Hefei
$647
9.37M
Shijiazhuang
$489
10.6M
Dongguan
$621
10.5M
Bijie
$612
6.9M
Changchun
$588
9.07M
Jieyang
$932
6.09M
Qingdao
$648
10.1M
Ganzhou
$811
8.97M
Ningbo
$810
9.4M
Guiyang
$569
5.99M
Yantai
$568
7.1M
Zhengzhou
$495
12.6M