Cape Verde vs Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$973
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2100
$1411
🏠 One person rent
$484
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$211
$189
💸 GDP per capita
$5273
$2482
😃 Human freedom index
8.29
5.4
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
65.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
23
🌐 English speaking %
8%
0%
🎓 Higher education
32
24
😀 Quality of life
47
17
🏙️ Population
525K
6.33M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($973) is 65% more expensive than in the Congo ($589). Cape Verde ranked 98th vs 166th for the Congo 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 0.3 months in the Congo. Ranked 107th and 181st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Verde vs the Congo

We calculate prices for Cape Verde and the Congo as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 6 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 Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.7
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$758
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.97%
12.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$6.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.14
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.21
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.45
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$19.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.1
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.7
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$146
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3203
$3954

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Cities Comparison in Cape Verde vs the Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$964
159K
Mindelo
$997
70.5K
Assomada
$962
12K

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$595
2.15M
Pointe-Noire
$585
1.42M
Kayes
$536
71.6K
Madingou
$536
36.2K
Gamboma
$536
26.1K
Kinkala
$538
12.1K