Baghdad vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$423	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$191
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	60	29
😀 Quality of life	54	36
🏙️ Population	8.13M	159K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 8% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6020th and 6298th ($904 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Iraq and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Iraq vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5970th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Praia

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	Baghdad	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$2887

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$531
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$597
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$533
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$554
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$476
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$458
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$577
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$536
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$672
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$505
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$646
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491