Almaty vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$499
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.42M

The cost of living in Almaty is 15% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6015th and 4893rd ($941 vs $1110) 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 0.7 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 4176th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548