Cost of living comparison

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Cabo Verde vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 2.4 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 57.0% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries
pay 28.0% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation
pay 46.1% more in Cabo Verde
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare
pay 8.1 times more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.5% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing
pay 34.7% more in Cabo Verde

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, childcare and housing are 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 57.0% more for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $7.62
CVE721.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.90
FCFA5,007
$7.18
CVE680.15
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
FCFA501
$2.28
CVE216.26
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pay 28.0% more for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $1.85
CVE175.48
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.36
FCFA1,889
$9.18
CVE869.06
Milk (1 gallon) $10.78
FCFA6,065
$5.62
CVE532.56
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pay 46.1% more for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.20
CVE587.03
Monthly public transit pass $26.33
FCFA14,808
$30.66
CVE2,904.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,972.23
FCFA19M
$30,364.84
CVE3M
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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $17.81
FCFA10,014
$55.12
CVE5,220.66
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $267.09
FCFA150K
$408.47
CVE38,687.41
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $124.64
FCFA70,099
$282.06
CVE26,714.73
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pay 8.1 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $149.25
CVE14,136.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $356.12
FCFA200K
$2,897.28
CVE274K
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pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.41
CVE322.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.34
FCFA3,004
$1.71
CVE162.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.51
FCFA2,536
$4.97
CVE470.83
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pay 34.7% more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $26.71
FCFA15,021
$60.02
CVE5,684.71
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $133.54
FCFA75,106
$31.96
CVE3,027.31
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $85.23
CVE8,072.84
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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