Beirut vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$549
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
63
75
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.42M

The cost of living in Beirut is 17% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4577th and 5037th ($1261 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Oman, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5475th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Muscat

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