Beirut vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$555
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
61
68
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.42M

The cost of living in Beirut is 5% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4691st and 4893rd ($1165 vs $1110) 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 0.4 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 4996th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548