Giza vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Giza Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$410
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1005
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$157
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$1722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
83
43
😀 Quality of life
58
75
🏙️ Population
5.6M
1.42M

The cost of living in Giza is 62% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8955th and 5037th ($410 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Oman, respectively. Check Egypt vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6081st and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Muscat

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Giza Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.19
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$190
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.46%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$858
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.1
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.69
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.68
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.32
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.14
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.6
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2777
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$473
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$395
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$336
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$345
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$334
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$287
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$288
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$326
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$276
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$274
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$331
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$306
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$384
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$348
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$271
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$695
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1867
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1951
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$517
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1957
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1850
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$782
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1645
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1879
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1993
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1910
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$398
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2064
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$346
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1021

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453