Baghdad vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$501
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1511
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.33M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 7% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5729th and 5168th ($976 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 148th in Iraq and Japan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 5887th and 1050th 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
$4.76
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.96
🥤 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
$461
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096