Baghdad vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$487
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$2676
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
59
96
🏙️ Population
8.13M
14.3M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 44% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6017th and 3249th ($952 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6062nd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Tokyo

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Baghdad Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005