Baku vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$320
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ 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 30% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6540th and 4893rd ($776 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5306th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

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