Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$324
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$644
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1011
💸 GDP per capita
$3903
$776
😃 Human freedom index
8.12
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
74.1
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
21
🌐 English speaking %
8%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
33
1
😀 Quality of life
42
27
🏙️ Population
556K
1.86M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($711) is 2% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($729). Cape Verde ranked 128th vs 125th 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 1.4 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 111th and 158th 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
$5.23
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$530
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.5
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$67.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.01%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$1623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$6.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$6.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.16
$1.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.43
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.5
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$87.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1027
$3388

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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 Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$731
492K
Bafata
$686
22.5K