Cape Verde vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1581
$3093
🏠 One person rent
$323
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$492
$1095
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$98.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$2392
💸 GDP per capita
$3754
$32423
😃 Human freedom index
8
8.12
❤️ Life expectancy
74.1
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
63
🌐 English speaking %
8%
20%
🎓 Higher education
32
87
😀 Quality of life
43
87
🏙️ Population
556K
51.5M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($708) is 37% less expensive than in South Korea ($1118). Cape Verde ranked 133rd vs 62nd for South Korea 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 2.1 months in South Korea. Ranked 110th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Verde vs South Korea

We calculate prices for Cape Verde and South Korea as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 87 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 South Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$414
$1256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$937
$10104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$6925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.54
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1068
$17694

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In Cape Verde

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

In South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1444
9.67M
Busan
$1029
3.45M
Incheon
$1020
2.94M
Daegu
$1113
2.44M
Daejeon
$924
1.48M
Gwangju
$1147
1.49M
Suwon
$987
1.23M
Ulsan
$1078
1.15M
Seongnam
$1121
949K
Changwon
$1073
1.05M
Cheongju
$903
849K
Yongin
$1256
971K
Jeju Island
$1056
678K
Goyang
$1144
1.06M
Hwaseong
$1088
904K
Namyangju
$1106
713K
Bucheon
$1152
793K
Gimhae
$907
534K
Jeju
$1003
435K
Cheonan
$940
652K
Ansan
$1127
653K
Siheung
$1081
425K
Uijeongbu
$986
463K
Anyang
$1097
548K
Gunsan
$975
275K
Pohang
$989
504K
Masan
$1006
430K
Jeonju
$787
653K
Pyeongtaek
$924
458K
Paju
$1072
415K