Baghdad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$386
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
52
68
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 23% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6246th and 4893rd ($859 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Oman, respectively. Check Iraq vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6059th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Muscat

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Baghdad Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548