Giza vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Giza Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$323
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$846
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$86.6
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$161
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$25
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
83
44
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
5.6M
1.42M

The cost of living in Giza is 71% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9177th and 4893rd ($323 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Egypt and Oman, respectively. Check Egypt vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5699th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Giza Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.1
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.7
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$112
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.12
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.65
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.76%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$793
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.07
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.85
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.66
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.53
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.07
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.1
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1758
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$424
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$345
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$335
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$327
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$339
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$315
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$334
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$306
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$310
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$303
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$308
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$291
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$282
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$310
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$357
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$306
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$609
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1607
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1713
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$393
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1727
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1671
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$694
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1372
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1632
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1775
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1657
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$350
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$1815
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$278
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$847

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