Beirut vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$623
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
62
68
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.42M

The cost of living in Beirut is 6% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4447th and 4635th ($1195 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Oman, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5118th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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