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
IQD6,980
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
|
pay 78.0% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 18.5% less for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
|
pay 86.1% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
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