Baghdad vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$423
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$1611
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
60
99
😀 Quality of life
54
77
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.33M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 24% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6020th and 4495th ($904 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 5970th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Saitama

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Baghdad Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$14676

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125