
WeaponMelee
Meat Cleaver
Melee weapon in GTA Vice City (weapon.dat entry Cleaver).
- Damage
- 24
- Range
- 1.9 m
- Price
- $50
Overview
The meat cleaver is a heavy kitchen blade used as a melee weapon in GTA Vice City.
Performance
It hits slightly harder than the knife, with a short reach and a chopping motion.
Its swing is quick, so it suits fights against single opponents rather than crowds.
How to get
Cleavers are sold at hardware stores and appear as pickups.
Tips
- A modest upgrade over the knife early in the game.
- Leave it behind once the machete or katana unlocks.
Spawn locations
- For sale at Bunch of Tools (Washington Beach), Tooled Up (North Point Mall, Vice Point) and Screw This (Little Havana, after Phnom Penh '86)
- Behind Well Stacked Pizza Co., Vice Point
Missions 1
On the map

Meat Cleaver: questions and answers
How much does Meat Cleaver cost in Vice City?
Meat Cleaver costs $50 in Vice City.
Where do you find Meat Cleaver in Vice City?
Bunch of Tools (Washington Beach, Vice Beach), Tooled Up (North Point Mall), Screw This (Little Havana)
How do you get Meat Cleaver in Vice City?
Hardware stores
