Cape Verde vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$973
$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2100
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$484
$615
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$66.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$211
$299
💸 GDP per capita
$5273
$9605
😃 Human freedom index
8.29
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
78.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
41
🌐 English speaking %
8%
6%
🎓 Higher education
32
56
😀 Quality of life
47
47
🏙️ Population
525K
11M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($973) is 20% less expensive than in Cuba ($1217). Cape Verde ranked 98th vs 60th for Cuba in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Cape Verde compared to 0.2 months in Cuba. Ranked 107th and 101st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Verde vs Cuba

We calculate prices for Cape Verde and Cuba as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 25 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 Cuba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.7
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$3.3
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$758
$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.97%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$4.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.14
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.21
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.45
$8.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$66.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.1
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.7
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$146
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3203
$10493

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In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$964
159K
Mindelo
$997
70.5K
Assomada
$962
12K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$918
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1645
445K
Holguin
$1354
350K
Camaguey
$1601
322K
Santa Clara
$1154
247K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Guantanamo
$1656
228K
Las Tunas
$1574
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1057
189K
Cienfuegos
$855
165K
Manzanillo
$2761
151K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Ciego de Avila
$1300
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1221
139K
Palma Soriano
$1266
120K
Cardenas
$1157
86.7K
Florida
$1504
71.7K
Moa
$1884
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Colon
$1114
68K
Guines
$1064
66.9K
Moron
$1300
59.4K
Yara
$2126
59.4K
Artemisa
$1014
59.1K
Sagua La Grande
$1146
43K