Chicago vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chicago is 140% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 483rd and 4893rd ($2667 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1st in the United States and Oman, respectively. Check the United States vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 20th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Muscat

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Chicago Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$8649

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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