Doha vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.42M

The cost of living in Doha is 63% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2461st and 4893rd ($1810 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Oman, respectively. Check Qatar vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 501st and 3189th 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
$9.21
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

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