Cape Verde vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$847
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1929
$1847
🏠 One person rent
$413
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$693
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$843
💸 GDP per capita
$4851
$12614
😃 Human freedom index
8.29
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
78.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
43
🌐 English speaking %
8%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
32
91
😀 Quality of life
41
48
🏙️ Population
556K
1.44B

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($847) is 29% more expensive than in China ($656). Cape Verde ranked 109th vs 153rd 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 110th and 82nd 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
$6.25
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.27
 Cappuccino
$1.49
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.97%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1097
$4438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$883
$2622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.79
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$5.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$73
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2892
$17132

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in Cape Verde vs China

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$840
159K
Mindelo
$865
70.5K
Assomada
$838
12K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1097
24.9M
Beijing
$1016
21.9M
Shenzhen
$916
17.7M
Chongqing
$634
32.1M
Hong Kong
$2737
7.41M
Guangzhou
$774
18.7M
Chengdu
$623
20.9M
Suzhou
$868
12.7M
Hangzhou
$805
11.9M
Tianjin
$687
13.9M
Xi'an
$587
13M
Wuhan
$656
12.3M
Baoding
$472
11.5M
Wuxi
$670
7.46M
Xuzhou
$484
9.08M
Jinhua
$587
7.05M
Nantong
$602
7.73M
Hefei
$625
9.37M
Nanjing
$746
9.31M
Qingdao
$612
10.1M
Bijie
$584
6.9M
Zhengzhou
$512
12.6M
Changchun
$573
9.07M
Ganzhou
$761
8.97M
Pudong
$984
5.68M
Guiyang
$559
5.99M
Changsha
$577
10M
Quanzhou
$644
8.78M
Dongguan
$656
10.5M
Wenzhou
$726
9.57M