Iraq vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iraq Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$768
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1755
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$352
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$513
$1977
💸 GDP per capita
$6074
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
4.71
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
72.3
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
71
🌐 English speaking %
35%
15%
🎓 Higher education
54
98
😀 Quality of life
38
89
🏙️ Population
46M
124M

The average cost of living in Iraq ($768) is 32% less expensive than in Japan ($1130). Iraq ranked 132nd vs 76th 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 0.7 months in Iraq compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 135th and 18th 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
$4.32
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.18%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$4931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$2794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.11
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.18
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.52
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2652
$12869

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$918
8.13M
Mosul
$588
1.79M
Basra
$889
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$672
878K
Kirkuk
$507
975K
Ramadi
$768
875K
Erbil
$845
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$588
690K
Hillah
$688
541K
Amarah
$681
512K
Nasiriyah
$669
542K
Baqubah
$672
468K
Ctesiphon
$761
500K
Az Zubayr
$719
370K
Kut
$630
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$474
392K
Duhok
$619
331K
Fallujah
$823
251K
Samawah
$583
215K
Kufa
$555
171K
Abu Ghraib
$961
189K
Zakho
$656
219K
Samarra
$677
140K
Al-Faw
$730
105K
Tikrit
$631
106K
Umm Qasr
$726
108K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$402
22.5K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K