Faisalabad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$359
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$881
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$122
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$200
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$132
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.1
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$1664
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
43
42
😀 Quality of life
48
73
🏙️ Population
3.2M
1.42M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 70% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9039th and 4774th ($359 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Pakistan and Oman, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6881st and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Muscat

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Faisalabad Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.46
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.5
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.3
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$159
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$103
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.97%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$543
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$484
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.58
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.22
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.63
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.07
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$30
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1692
$10581

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$306
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$391
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$382
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$396
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$450
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$332
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$309
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$350
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$335
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$401
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$313
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$280
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$440
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$286
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$346
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$446
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$496
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$371
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$310
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$371
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$391
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$394
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$321
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$373
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$253
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$344
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$334
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$256
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$438
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$279
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$373
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1082
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$797
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$530
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$1173
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$454