Calgary vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2744
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$569
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1098
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$1705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	53	44
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.42M

The cost of living in Calgary is 88% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1526th and 4635th ($2113 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Canada and Oman, respectively. Check Canada vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 66th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Muscat

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	Calgary	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$10.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$8464

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

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