Almaty vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$585
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.42M

The cost of living in Almaty is 7% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4975th and 4635th ($1051 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Oman, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4635th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$8464

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23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646