Abu Dhabi vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Muscat | |
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| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 82% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1859th and 4940th ($2070 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Oman comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 447th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Abu Dhabi | Muscat | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 117 km or 73 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Dubai | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Sharjah | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Al Ain | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Ajman | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Fujairah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 300 km or 187 mi |  Doha | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Al Khor | |
| 356 km or 221 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Seeb | |
| 425 km or 264 mi |  Riffa | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Isa Town | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Muscat | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Jahrom | |
| 468 km or 291 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Dammam | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Fasa | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Qatif | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Jubail | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Sirjan | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Jiroft | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Shiraz | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Bushehr | |
| 617 km or 384 mi | Borazjan | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 632 km or 392 mi | Kazerun | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Chabahar | |
| 649 km or 404 mi | Bam | |
| 678 km or 421 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Kerman | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Yasuj | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Riyadh | |
| 790 km or 491 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Muscat
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 44 km or 27 mi | Seeb | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Nizwa | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Chabahar | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Fujairah | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Al Ain | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Ajman | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 377 km or 235 mi | Sharjah | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dubai | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 569 km or 354 mi | Jiroft | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Bam | |
| 691 km or 429 mi | Zahedan | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Sirjan | |
| 739 km or 459 mi | Doha | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Jahrom | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Al Khor | |
| 757 km or 470 mi | Kerman | |
| 770 km or 479 mi | Fasa | |
| 797 km or 495 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Riffa | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Manama | |
| 860 km or 534 mi | Isa Town | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Karachi | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Salalah | |
| 873 km or 543 mi | Zabol | |
| 898 km or 558 mi | Shiraz | |
| 901 km or 560 mi | Dhahran | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 911 km or 566 mi | Dammam | |
| 926 km or 575 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Qatif | |
| 960 km or 596 mi | Kazerun | |
| 966 km or 600 mi | Borazjan | |
| 973 km or 604 mi | Jubail | |
| 976 km or 606 mi | Bushehr |