Al Ain vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Al Ain | Muscat | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Al Ain is 34% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4123rd and 5037th ($1449 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 588th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Al Ain vs Muscat
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| Al Ain | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 119 km or 74 mi |  Fujairah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Dubai | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Sharjah | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Ajman | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 221 km or 138 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 231 km or 143 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Seeb | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Muscat | |
| 337 km or 209 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 442 km or 275 mi |  Doha | |
| 458 km or 284 mi | Al Khor | |
| 507 km or 315 mi | Chabahar | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Jahrom | |
| 535 km or 333 mi | Jiroft | |
| 564 km or 351 mi |  Riffa | |
| 565 km or 351 mi | Manama | |
| 566 km or 352 mi | Fasa | |
| 567 km or 352 mi | Isa Town | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Sirjan | |
| 596 km or 371 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bam | |
| 607 km or 377 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 619 km or 385 mi | Dammam | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 649 km or 404 mi | Qatif | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Shiraz | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Jubail | |
| 688 km or 428 mi | Kerman | |
| 689 km or 428 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 720 km or 447 mi | Bushehr | |
| 720 km or 447 mi | Borazjan | |
| 726 km or 451 mi | Kazerun | |
| 776 km or 482 mi | Zahedan | |
| 818 km or 508 mi | Salalah | |
| 827 km or 514 mi | Yasuj | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Yazd |
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 |