Cape Verde vs Cayman Islands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Cayman Islands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1581
$8402
🏠 One person rent
$323
$2280
🏘️ Family rent
$492
$4877
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$837
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$4688
💸 GDP per capita
$3754
$99625
😃 Human freedom index
8
8.1
❤️ Life expectancy
74.1
82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
76
🌐 English speaking %
8%
76.6%
🎓 Higher education
32
22
😀 Quality of life
43
80
🏙️ Population
556K
65.5K

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($708) is 79% less expensive than in the Cayman Islands ($3374). Cape Verde ranked 133rd vs 2nd for the Cayman Islands in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cape Verde compared to 1.4 months in the Cayman Islands. Ranked 110th and 28th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Verde vs the Cayman Islands

We calculate prices for Cape Verde and the Cayman Islands as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 1 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.

Cape Verde Cayman Islands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$7.15
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$414
$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$937
$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$22.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.54
$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76
$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1068
$25346

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$692
159K
Mindelo
$749
70.5K
Assomada
$692
12K

In the Cayman Islands

City Cost of living Population
George Town
$3374
41K