Calgary vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2748
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1012
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1664
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	53	42
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.42M

The cost of living in Calgary is 76% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1759th and 4774th ($2095 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Oman, respectively. Check Canada vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 187th and 2223rd 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	$19.1	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$12.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$10581

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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