Baghdad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$423
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$1888
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
60
72
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.06M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 14% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6020th and 5132nd ($904 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5970th and 156th 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
$5.16
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$5986

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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

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034