Baghdad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$417
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1705
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
6.96M
1.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 21% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6005th and 4635th ($894 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6198th and 3535th 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
$4.94
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646