Chicago vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$1722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
97
75
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chicago is 159% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 394th and 5037th ($2799 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 16th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$11063

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453