Doha vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1705
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.42M

The cost of living in Doha is 66% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2137th and 4635th ($1872 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Oman, respectively. Check Qatar vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 501st and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Muscat

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Doha Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646