Giza vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Giza Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1196
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$194
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.4
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
83
44
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
5.6M
1.42M

The cost of living in Giza is 54% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8414th and 4635th ($513 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Giza ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6700th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Giza Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$1.46
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$216
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.81
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$646
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$324
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.41
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.86
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.98
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.49
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3764
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$549
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$494
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$490
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$472
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$478
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$450
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$470
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$446
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$468
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$366
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$393
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$418
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$384
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$495
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$455
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$421
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$657
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1671
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1725
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$625
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1703
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1499
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$692
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1523
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1687
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1848
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1703
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$449
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$1826
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$434
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$802

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