Barbados vs Cape Verde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Cape Verde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1338
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$600
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$923
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$546
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1572
$215
💸 GDP per capita
$26545
$5192
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
8.41
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
76.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
62
🌐 English speaking %
100%
8%
🎓 Higher education
15
31
😀 Quality of life
70
46
🏙️ Population
282K
525K

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1338) is 35% more expensive than in Cape Verde ($989). Barbados ranked 49th vs 101st for Cape Verde in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barbados compared to 0.2 months in Cape Verde. Ranked 51st and 109th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Cape Verde

We calculate prices for Barbados and Cape Verde as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 3 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Barbados Cape Verde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.51
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.61
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1610
$764
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$1329
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.55
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$6.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.99
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.2
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6532
$3255

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1336
98.5K
Holetown
$1454
1.6K

In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$979
159K
Mindelo
$1014
70.5K
Assomada
$977
12K