Baghdad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$487
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1272
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
73
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.06M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 6% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6017th and 5585th ($952 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 415th in Iraq and Japan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6062nd and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Sendai

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Baghdad Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$5002

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022