Faisalabad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$319
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$115
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$123
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1727
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
43
44
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
3.2M
1.42M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 71% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9185th and 4893rd ($319 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Pakistan and Oman, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6906th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Faisalabad Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.12
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$59
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.71
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.64
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.66
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.9
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$25.1
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$8649

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$308
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$280
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$341
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$360
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$330
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$358
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$500
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$335
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$328
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$371
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$344
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$378
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$376
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$439
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$407
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$294
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$323
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$430
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$273
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$374
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$338
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$372
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$277
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$388
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$358
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$252
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$397
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$441
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$268
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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
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$1603
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$2084
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$1768
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$1503
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$2309
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$1802
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$639
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$728
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$1630
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$547
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$531
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$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
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$561
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$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
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$1218
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$1267
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$1226
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$429
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$806
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$548
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$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
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$783
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$878
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$537
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$541
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$928
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$548