Baghdad vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$423
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$1696
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
60
91
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.52M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 18% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6020th and 4793rd ($904 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 127th in Iraq and Japan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 5970th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Kobe

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Baghdad Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$16179

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079