Baghdad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$487
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1786
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
42
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 16% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6017th and 4940th ($952 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Oman, respectively. Check Iraq vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6062nd and 2105th 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
$4.18
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$13
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$10792

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465