Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 8.3% cheaper than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.3% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 7.6% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 28.6% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 51.6% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 86.2% more in Cabo Verde

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

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Cabo Verde vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.3% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$6.49 CVE636.84	+40.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$9.14 CVE896.16	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.81 CVE177.58	+4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.10 CVE107.91
Average			+18.3%

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pay 7.6% more for groceries

	Guinea	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.81 CVE177.40	+22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$8.45 CVE828.98	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$5.55 CVE544.34	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.59 CVE253.67	-40.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.76 CVE270.68	+35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.58 CVE154.79	+19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.12 CVE109.78	+2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.54 CVE150.88	+89.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.69 CVE166.17	+70.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.61 CVE59.40	-3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.75 CVE73.94	+19.8%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Guinea	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.84 CVE572.94	+11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$29.80 CVE2,922.87	+4.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$17.22 CVE1,689.07	+94.2%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 28.6% less for housing

	Guinea	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$50.02 CVE4,906.55	-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$414.04 CVE40,611.67	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$227.30 CVE22,294.98	-28.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$92.56 CVE9,079.12	-30.3%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 51.6% less for childcare

	Guinea	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$120.41 CVE11,810.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-51.6%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$3.26 CVE319.92	-6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.01 CVE196.85	-56.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$4.97 CVE487.34	+327.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$29.79 CVE2,921.55	-66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$5.58 CVE547.01	+37.6%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 86.2% more for clothing

	Guinea	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$46.30 CVE4,541.67	+131.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	+1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	+119.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$116.61 CVE11,437.57	+133.2%
Average			+86.2%

Guinea vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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