Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 51.6% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 81.6% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Iraq
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 73.4% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
|
|
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