Barcelona vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
98
42
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.42M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 78% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1659th and 4774th ($2129 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Oman, respectively. Check Spain vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 174th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Muscat

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Barcelona Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454