Crete vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$635
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$1664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
32
42
😀 Quality of life
64
73
🏙️ Population
623K
1.42M

The cost of living in Crete is 11% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4482nd and 4774th ($1324 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Oman, respectively. Check Greece vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5386th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Muscat

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Crete Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743

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