Athens vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$633
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
90
44
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
664K
1.42M

The cost of living in Athens is 14% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4210th and 4635th ($1287 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Greece and Oman, respectively. Check Greece vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 560th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Muscat

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Athens Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$8464

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Muscat

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