Baghdad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$501
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
42
😀 Quality of life
60
73
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 18% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5729th and 4774th ($976 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Oman, respectively. Check Iraq vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5887th and 2223rd 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
$4.76
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$10581

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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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454