Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 97.4% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 71.3% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 11.9% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.0% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA7,549	$5.10 CVE502.00	-61.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,077	$4.86 CVE478.09	-60.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA708	$2.16 CVE212.21	+76.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA708	$1.19 CVE117.16	-2.8%
Average			-12.0%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA1,872	$2.51 CVE247.05	-22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,944	$6.73 CVE661.53	+99.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA5,596	$5.01 CVE493.16	-48.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,699	$2.80 CVE275.86	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,790	$3.29 CVE323.66	+6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,284	$1.61 CVE158.34	-27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA856	$1.17 CVE114.66	-21.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,284	$1.40 CVE137.34	-37.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA856	$1.96 CVE192.82	+32.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,070	$1.07 CVE105.18	-42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,284	$0.87 CVE85.30	-61.0%
Average			-11.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.3% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,786	$6.45 CVE634.69	+108.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA15,235	$25.28 CVE2,486.08	-4.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA19,078,546	$29,166.78 CVE2,868,552.82	-11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,246	$21.51 CVE2,115.56	+192.6%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA9,436	$57.24 CVE5,629.53	+250.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA117,952	$475.70 CVE46,785.10	+132.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA66,053	$350.12 CVE34,434.39	+206.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA24,173	$96.76 CVE9,515.88	+131.2%
Average			+180.1%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of housing

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA37,745	$136.23 CVE13,398.12	+108.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA188,724	$2,824.32 CVE277,771.53	+764.3%
Average			+436.3%

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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA944	$2.70 CVE265.34	+65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,303	$1.80 CVE176.79	-68.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,609	$4.38 CVE430.28	-3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA28,309	$44.16 CVE4,342.67	-9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,110	$7.78 CVE764.95	+44.4%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,154	$46.18 CVE4,541.88	+88.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA58,976	$43.75 CVE4,302.83	-57.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA141,543	$92.36 CVE9,083.75	-62.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA47,181	$145.83 CVE14,342.76	+78.5%
Average			+11.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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