Baghdad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$423
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$1772
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
60
43
😀 Quality of life
54
70
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 17% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6020th and 4892nd ($904 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5970th and 2404th 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
$5.16
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$10296

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551