Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1581
$1840
🏠 One person rent
$323
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$492
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$991
💸 GDP per capita
$3754
$776
😃 Human freedom index
8
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
74.1
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
22
🌐 English speaking %
8%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
32
1
😀 Quality of life
43
26
🏙️ Population
556K
1.86M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($708) is 11% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($798). Cape Verde ranked 133rd vs 110th for Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 110th and 157th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 2 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 Guinea-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$414
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
10.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$937
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$1412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$6.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.54
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76
$80.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1068
$2747

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Cities Comparison in Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$692
159K
Mindelo
$749
70.5K
Assomada
$692
12K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$799
492K
Bafata
$778
22.5K