Gujranwala vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gujranwala	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$308	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$744	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$103	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$162	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$122	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$1772
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	43	43
😀 Quality of life	26	70
🏙️ Population	2.03M	1.42M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 72% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9184th and 4892nd ($308 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Pakistan and Oman, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gujranwala compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8475th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Muscat

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	Gujranwala	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.21	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.6	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$61.5	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.3	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.64%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$783	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$590	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.94	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.56	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$6.38	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.03	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.9	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$850	$10296

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551