Barcelona vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
98
44
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.42M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 57% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4635th ($1773 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Oman, respectively. Check Spain vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 193rd and 3535th 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
$15.3
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$8464

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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