Cape Verde vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$854
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1908
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$436
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$710
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.9
$81.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$202
💸 GDP per capita
$4322
$2238
😃 Human freedom index
8
7.19
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
63.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
43
🌐 English speaking %
8%
66.7%
🎓 Higher education
32
68
😀 Quality of life
42
36
🏙️ Population
556K
32.8M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($854) is 39% more expensive than in Ghana ($615). Cape Verde ranked 112th vs 160th for Ghana 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 Ghana. Ranked 109th and 130th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Verde vs Ghana

We calculate prices for Cape Verde and Ghana as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 10 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 Ghana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.51
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.94
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$88.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$612
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$44.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1007
$1608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$911
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$6.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$5.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.66
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$8.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$28.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.54
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$33.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79
$59.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3059
$6346

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Cities Comparison in Cape Verde vs Ghana

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$835
159K
Mindelo
$898
70.5K
Assomada
$840
12K

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Accra
$747
2.39M
Tamale
$492
730K
Kumasi
$412
444K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
540K
Obuasi
$546
180K
Ashaiman
$546
208K
Tema
$368
162K
Koforidua
$585
127K
Hohoe
$570
56.2K
Ho
$345
83.7K