Iraq vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1739
$2818
🏠 One person rent
$341
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$967
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2172
💸 GDP per capita
$5937
$33824
😃 Human freedom index
4.73
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
70.4
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
73
🌐 English speaking %
35%
15%
🎓 Higher education
52
98
😀 Quality of life
30
91
🏙️ Population
38.3M
125M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($754) is 31% less expensive than in Japan ($1097). Iraq ranked 124th vs 67th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Iraq compared to 2 months in Japan. Ranked 147th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iraq vs Japan

We calculate prices for Iraq and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Iraq Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.05
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$704
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.66%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1686
$4271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$815
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.56
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.5
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.9
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1769
$11309

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$894
6.96M
Kirkuk
$535
975K
Basra
$875
1.33M
Mosul
$555
1.69M
Najaf
$569
725K
Erbil
$864
846K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$736
878K
Karbala
$582
690K
Nasiriyah
$671
542K
Amarah
$685
512K
Hillah
$667
541K
Ctesiphon
$751
500K
Baqubah
$658
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Kut
$637
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$507
392K
Fallujah
$827
326K
Duhok
$626
331K
Samawah
$594
215K
Zakho
$668
219K
Kufa
$559
166K
Abu Ghraib
$951
189K
Samarra
$684
140K
Umm Qasr
$708
108K
Al-Faw
$710
105K
Tikrit
$649
106K
Al-Karmah
$828
95K
Sinjar
$653
22.5K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K