Cape Verde vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1581
$1739
🏠 One person rent
$323
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$492
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$587
💸 GDP per capita
$3754
$5937
😃 Human freedom index
8
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
74.1
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
23
🌐 English speaking %
8%
35%
🎓 Higher education
32
52
😀 Quality of life
43
30
🏙️ Population
556K
38.3M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($708) is 6% less expensive than in Iraq ($754). Cape Verde ranked 133rd vs 124th for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cape Verde compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 110th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Verde vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Cape Verde and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cape Verde Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$414
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
9.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$937
$1686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$4.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.54
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1068
$1769

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$692
159K
Mindelo
$749
70.5K
Assomada
$692
12K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$894
6.96M
Kirkuk
$535
975K
Basra
$875
1.33M
Mosul
$555
1.69M
Najaf
$569
725K
Erbil
$864
846K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$736
878K
Karbala
$582
690K
Nasiriyah
$671
542K
Amarah
$685
512K
Hillah
$667
541K
Ctesiphon
$751
500K
Baqubah
$658
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Kut
$637
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$507
392K
Fallujah
$827
326K
Duhok
$626
331K
Samawah
$594
215K
Zakho
$668
219K
Kufa
$559
166K
Abu Ghraib
$951
189K
Samarra
$684
140K
Umm Qasr
$708
108K
Al-Faw
$710
105K
Tikrit
$649
106K
Al-Karmah
$828
95K
Sinjar
$653
22.5K