Cost of living comparison
Praia is 85.0% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Praia instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD550
|
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD248
|
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD606
|
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD402
|
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD387
|
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
|
pay 78.0% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
|
pay 18.5% less for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
|
pay 86.1% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
|
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