Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 26.9% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% more in Praia
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Praia
Transportation: pay 60.5% more in Praia
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Praia
Childcare: pay 18.0% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 31.9% more in Praia

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Praia are more expensive than in Baghdad. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Praia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Praia.

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Praia vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 34.4% more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.79 IQD7,272	$5.03 CVE493.26	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 IQD11,589	$7.10 CVE696.20	-7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD583	$1.56 CVE152.99	+306.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IQD362	$1.17 CVE114.79	+390.6%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Baghdad	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 IQD1,223	$2.08 CVE203.99	+158.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 IQD2,930	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	+570.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 IQD6,102	$5.13 CVE503.55	+27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 IQD2,881	$2.32 CVE227.26	+22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.14 IQD3,254	$2.07 CVE203.01	-3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 IQD789	$2.30 CVE225.26	+342.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IQD745	$1.38 CVE135.34	+181.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 IQD730	$1.86 CVE181.96	+285.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 IQD526	$1.93 CVE189.47	+457.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD453	$0.69 CVE67.67	+131.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD460	$0.64 CVE63.16	+112.5%
Average			+158.4%

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pay 60.5% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 IQD3,729	$5.96 CVE584.36	+142.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.90 IQD34,768	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	+27.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,083.90 IQD29M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	+51.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50 IQD22,020	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	-20.0%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Baghdad	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.17 IQD64,020	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	+21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.90 IQD874K	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	-0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$365.77 IQD555K	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	-21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.12 IQD249K	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	-15.6%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 18.0% less for childcare

	Baghdad	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.78 IQD255K	$126.75 CVE12,432.14	-24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,458.96 IQD5M	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-10.9%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.82 IQD5,795	$2.53 CVE248.64	-33.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.11 IQD4,716	$2.60 CVE255.49	-16.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 IQD2,897	$5.27 CVE517.18	+176.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.95 IQD71,275	$31.69 CVE3,108.04	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.73 IQD16,283	$5.58 CVE547.01	-48.0%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 31.9% more for clothing

	Baghdad	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.84 IQD43,782	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	+115.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.65 IQD49,577	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	-22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.76 IQD104K	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.35 IQD73,400	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	+88.8%
Average			+31.9%

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