Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 71.6% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Muscat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
|
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