Baghdad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$417
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$2382
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
73
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
6.96M
1.06M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 13% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6005th and 5135th ($894 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 6198th and 603rd 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
$4.94
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$6030

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011