Barcelona vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$1722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.42M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 93% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1764th and 5037th ($2087 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 229th and 1796th 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
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453