Baku vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$307
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
48
44
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.42M

The cost of living in Baku is 33% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6560th and 4635th ($753 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Azerbaijan and Oman, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5476th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

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