Baghdad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$386
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
73
😀 Quality of life
52
92
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.06M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 23% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6246th and 4890th ($859 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd 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 6th in Japan, while ranked 6059th and 91st 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
$4.99
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057