Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$856
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2095
🏠 One person rent
$498
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$742
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$209
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$5192
$1008
😃 Human freedom index
8.41
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
21
🌐 English speaking %
8%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
31
1
😀 Quality of life
46
18
🏙️ Population
525K
2.2M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($984) is 15% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($856). Cape Verde ranked 101st vs 122nd 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 0.2 months in Cape Verde compared to 0.1 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 114th and 179th 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
$6.13
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$9.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$463
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.54
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.38
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.17
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3190
$2318

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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
$987
159K
Mindelo
$979
70.5K
Assomada
$979
12K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$857
492K
Bafata
$831
29.6K