Cape Verde vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1581
$2468
🏠 One person rent
$323
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$492
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$388
💸 GDP per capita
$3754
$592
😃 Human freedom index
8
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
74.1
55.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
11
🌐 English speaking %
8%
2%
🎓 Higher education
32
16
😀 Quality of life
43
5
🏙️ Population
556K
11M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($708) is 13% less expensive than in Somalia ($811). Cape Verde ranked 133rd vs 109th for Somalia 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 0.5 months in Somalia. Ranked 110th and 195th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Verde vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Cape Verde and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 4 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$3.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$7.72
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$89.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$414
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$937
$5561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.54
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$21.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$53.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$18.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1068
$1022

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In Cape Verde

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

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$819
2.12M
Baidoa
$805
950K
Hargeisa
$815
760K
Borama
$602
68.1K