Cape Verde vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Verde Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$854
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1908
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$436
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$710
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$536
💸 GDP per capita
$4322
$5512
😃 Human freedom index
8
4.73
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
23
🌐 English speaking %
8%
35%
🎓 Higher education
32
52
😀 Quality of life
42
30
🏙️ Population
556K
38.3M

The average cost of living in Cape Verde ($854) is 15% more expensive than in Iraq ($745). Cape Verde ranked 112th vs 129th 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 0.2 months in Cape Verde compared to 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 109th and 145th 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
$5.51
$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$612
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1007
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$911
$693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.66
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$8.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.54
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3059
$2450

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cape Verde

City Cost of living Population
Praia
$835
159K
Mindelo
$898
70.5K
Assomada
$840
12K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$859
8.13M
Basra
$879
1.33M
Mosul
$596
1.79M
Kirkuk
$498
975K
Najaf
$585
725K
Erbil
$876
846K
Ramadi
$762
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$651
878K
Karbala
$579
690K
Nasiriyah
$665
542K
Hillah
$648
541K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$737
500K
Az Zubayr
$705
370K
Baqubah
$655
468K
Kut
$631
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$495
392K
Duhok
$652
331K
Fallujah
$811
251K
Kufa
$566
171K
Samawah
$586
215K
Zakho
$698
219K
Abu Ghraib
$959
189K
Samarra
$675
140K
Umm Qasr
$716
108K
Al-Faw
$713
105K
Tikrit
$636
106K
Al-Karmah
$827
95K
Sinjar
$680
22.5K