Baghdad vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$960
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$417	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$1444
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	59	68
😀 Quality of life	51	70
🏙️ Population	6.96M	720K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 7% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6005th and 5599th ($894 vs $960) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 552nd 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 Okayama. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Okayama ranked 485th in Japan, while ranked 6198th and 2946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Okayama

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	Baghdad	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	1.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$3983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$53.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$9023

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$751
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$951
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$828
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$658
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$827
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$582
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$684
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$559
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$569
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$649
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$507
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$637
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$629
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$535
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$594
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$827
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$685
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$864
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$426
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$555
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$548
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$550
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$465
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$440
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$568
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$577
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$557
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$653
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$626
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$656
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$436
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$580
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$511

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$919
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$926
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$923
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$910
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$946
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$920
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$902
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$894
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$885
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$901
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$888
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$900
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$913
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$889
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$900
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$983
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$965
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$890
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$900
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$939
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1002
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$907
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$920
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$968
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$909
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$912
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$879
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1030
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1003
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$958
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$916
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$945
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$882
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1132
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1012
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1041
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1036