Cost of living comparison

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Cabo Verde vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 16.0% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.3% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries
pay 12.1% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation
pay 1.8% less in Cabo Verde
Housing
pay 1.5% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare
pay 9.0 times more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.5% less in Cabo Verde

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Cabo Verde. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.

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Cabo Verde vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

pay 7.3% more for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,983
$6.49
CVE636.84
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.54
FCFA4,983
$9.14
CVE896.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA498
$1.81
CVE177.58
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pay 12.1% more for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $1.81
CVE177.40
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA1,966
$8.45
CVE828.98
Milk (1 gallon) $10.34
FCFA6,036
$5.55
CVE544.34
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pay 1.8% less for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.84
CVE572.94
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
FCFA15,411
$29.80
CVE2,922.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,056.06
FCFA19M
$28,897.98
CVE3M
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pay 1.5% more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
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 $223.95
FCFA131K
$227.30
CVE22,294.98
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pay 9.0 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $120.41
CVE11,810.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $341.40
FCFA199K
$3,082.45
CVE302K
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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.71
FCFA997
$3.26
CVE319.92
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.69
FCFA2,741
$2.01
CVE196.85
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.52
FCFA2,639
$4.97
CVE487.34
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
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
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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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