Beirut vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$641
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
74
42
😀 Quality of life
63
73
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.42M

The cost of living in Beirut is 21% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4177th and 4774th ($1441 vs $1193) 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 1.4 months in Muscat. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5483rd and 2223rd 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
$10.8
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454