Baghdad vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$501
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
59
15
😀 Quality of life
60
20
🏙️ Population
8.13M
344K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 48% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5729th and 7557th ($976 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Lesotho, respectively. Check Iraq vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5887th and 9105th 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
$4.76
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$1202

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663