Cape Verde vs Dominican Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Dominican Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$2099
🏠 One person rent
$324
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$412
💸 GDP per capita
$3903
$10121
😃 Human freedom index
8.12
7.61
❤️ Life expectancy
74.1
72.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
32
🌐 English speaking %
8%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
33
39
😀 Quality of life
42
37
🏙️ Population
556K
10.4M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($711) is 16% less expensive than in the Dominican Republic ($842). Cape Verde ranked 128th vs 101st for the Dominican Republic 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 0.5 months in the Dominican Republic. Ranked 111th and 130th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Verde vs the Dominican Republic

We calculate prices for Cape Verde and the Dominican Republic as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 25 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 Dominican Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.23
$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.77
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.5
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$66.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.01%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$1320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$46.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$9.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$7.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$30.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.16
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.43
$8.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.5
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1027
$4552

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Cities Comparison in Cape Verde vs the Dominican Republic

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cape Verde

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

In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santiago de los Caballeros
$819
1.34M
Santo Domingo
$1153
1.13M
Puerto Plata
$803
338K
La Vega
$553
248K
Higuey
$829
251K
San Cristobal
$824
233K
San Francisco de Macoris
$569
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$763
169K
Bani
$741
146K
Bonao
$514
158K
Boca Chica
$683
142K
La Romana
$623
140K
San Pedro de Macoris
$696
217K
Sabaneta
$759
98.5K
Azua
$880
91.3K
Punta Cana
$1115
54.1K
Samana
$800
108K
Barahona
$773
83.6K
Mao
$755
76.9K
Cotui
$675
79.6K
Nagua
$833
76.9K
Jarabacoa
$630
58.8K
Sosua
$1111
69.9K
El Seibo
$904
66.9K
Cabarete
$865
4.09K