Beirut vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$598
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
74
42
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.42M

The cost of living in Beirut is 19% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4463rd and 4940th ($1353 vs $1135) 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 5682nd and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Muscat

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Beirut Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465