Dhaka vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2698
🏠 One person rent	$121	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1727
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	72	44
😀 Quality of life	54	68
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.42M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 61% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8916th and 4893rd ($428 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Oman, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5968th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Muscat

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	Dhaka	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$11.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$8649

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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