Baghdad vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$487
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$636
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
59
15
😀 Quality of life
59
27
🏙️ Population
8.13M
344K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 40% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6017th and 7352nd ($952 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Lesotho, respectively. Check Iraq vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6062nd and 8913th 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
$4.18
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.6
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$1246

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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 Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662