Almaty vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$464
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
51
43
😀 Quality of life
66
70
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.42M

The cost of living in Almaty is 19% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6143rd and 4892nd ($881 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Oman, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4016th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$10296

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$667
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$674
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$713
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$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
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$538
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$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
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$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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$967
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$780
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$585
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$1239
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$1844
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$1540
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$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
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$1494
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$2379
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$1828
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$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
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$1721
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$518
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$515
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$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
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$1779
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$547
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$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
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$1223
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$1280
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$1243
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$442
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$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
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$1056
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$804
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$897
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$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
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$551