Cost of living comparison
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Equatorial Guinea vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary
Equatorial Guinea is 13.8% cheaper than Cabo Verde overall.
Equatorial Guinea vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.49
CVE636.84
|
$8.54
FCFA4,983
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
CVE896.16
|
$8.54
FCFA4,983
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
CVE177.58
|
$0.85
FCFA498
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
CVE107.91
|
$0.43
FCFA249
|
|
Cabo Verde vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
CVE177.40
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
CVE828.98
|
$3.37
FCFA1,966
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
CVE544.34
|
$10.34
FCFA6,036
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
CVE253.67
|
$3.76
FCFA2,193
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
CVE270.68
|
$2.71
FCFA1,583
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
CVE154.79
|
$1.08
FCFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
CVE109.78
|
$0.77
FCFA452
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
CVE150.88
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
CVE166.17
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE59.40
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
CVE73.94
|
?? | |
Cabo Verde vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries
pay 1.8% more for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
CVE572.94
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.80
CVE2,922.87
|
$26.40
FCFA15,411
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,897.98
CVE3M
|
$33,056.06
FCFA19M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.22
CVE1,689.07
|
?? | |
Cabo Verde vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation
pay 1.5% less for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.02
CVE4,906.55
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$414.04
CVE40,611.67
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$227.30
CVE22,294.98
|
$223.95
FCFA131K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.56
CVE9,079.12
|
?? | |
Cabo Verde vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing
pay 88.9% less for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.41
CVE11,810.54
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.45
CVE302K
|
$341.40
FCFA199K
|
|
Cabo Verde vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of childcare
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
CVE319.92
|
$1.71
FCFA997
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CVE196.85
|
$4.69
FCFA2,741
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.97
CVE487.34
|
$4.52
FCFA2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.79
CVE2,921.55
|
$34.14
FCFA19,932
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
CVE547.01
|
$5.39
FCFA3,146
|
|
Cabo Verde vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.30
CVE4,541.67
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.35
CVE2,486.43
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.91
CVE6,464.72
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.61
CVE11,437.57
|
?? |
Cabo Verde vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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