Baghdad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$446
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$1722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
57
43
😀 Quality of life
58
75
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 15% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6120th and 5037th ($918 vs $1081) 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 6065th and 1796th 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
$3.8
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453