Baghdad vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$423	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$611
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	60	16
😀 Quality of life	54	13
🏙️ Population	8.13M	344K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 45% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6020th and 7441st ($904 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Lesotho, respectively. Check Iraq vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1 months in Maseru. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5970th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Maseru

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	Baghdad	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$1063

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628