Cape Verde vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$854
$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1908
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$436
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$710
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.9
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$710
💸 GDP per capita
$4322
$13926
😃 Human freedom index
8
6.55
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
74.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
31
🌐 English speaking %
8%
13%
🎓 Higher education
32
89
😀 Quality of life
42
44
🏙️ Population
556K
125M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($854) is 4% less expensive than in Mexico ($889). Cape Verde ranked 112th vs 102nd for Mexico 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 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 109th and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Verde vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Cape Verde and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 144 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 Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.51
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$612
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
11.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1007
$1726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$911
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$7.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.66
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.54
$9.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3059
$5383

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Cities Comparison in Cape Verde vs Mexico

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$835
159K
Mindelo
$898
70.5K
Assomada
$840
12K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1190
9.21M
Tijuana
$1050
1.96M
Zapopan
$1012
1.48M
Monterrey
$1257
1.14M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
1.93M
Ciudad Juarez
$974
1.32M
Leon
$719
1.58M
Guadalajara
$985
1.46M
Puebla
$939
1.43M
Mexicali
$955
1.03M
Aguascalientes
$826
934K
Queretaro
$941
795K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
1.07M
Guadalupe
$945
692K
Saltillo
$829
864K
Chihuahua
$854
878K
Culiacan
$746
808K
Morelia
$748
963K
Cancun
$1143
889K
Naucalpan
$835
872K
Acapulco
$727
673K
Apodaca
$958
523K
San Luis Potosi
$879
773K
Hermosillo
$854
856K
Merida
$1090
892K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$863
443K
Tlaquepaque
$683
664K
Reynosa
$849
589K
Torreon
$681
690K
Tlalnepantla
$783
653K