Cape Verde vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1581
$880
🏠 One person rent
$323
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$492
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$99.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$96.7
💸 GDP per capita
$3754
$2163
😃 Human freedom index
8
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
74.1
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
25
🌐 English speaking %
8%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
32
61
😀 Quality of life
43
10
🏙️ Population
556K
211M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($708) is 99% more expensive than in Nigeria ($355). Cape Verde ranked 133rd vs 197th for Nigeria 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 0.3 months in Nigeria. Ranked 110th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Verde vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Cape Verde and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 33 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 Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$1.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$1.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.39
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$414
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$7.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$10.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
17.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$937
$541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$0.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$2.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.54
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$10.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$2.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$7.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$11.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$29
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1068
$701

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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 Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$448
15.1M
Kano
$210
3.85M
Abuja
$288
1.57M
Ibadan
$262
2.55M
Onitsha
$354
1.48M
Aba
$233
1.16M
Maiduguri
$314
1.2M
Benin
$315
1.15M
Port Harcourt
$327
1.01M
Kaduna
$210
760K
Owerri
$507
908K
Bauchi
$272
694K
Enugu
$290
716K
Ilorin
$314
848K
Jos
$269
623K
Akure
$243
848K
Abeokuta
$826
889K
Zaria
$265
408K
Gusau
$249
383K
Calabar
$237
371K
Ado Ekiti
$247
447K
Ife
$250
502K
Katsina
$233
318K
Minna
$313
322K
Umuahia
$330
359K
Sokoto
$219
428K
Osogbo
$310
396K
Warri
$351
363K
Awka
$325
302K
Oyo
$407
387K