Islamabad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$213
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1786
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
70
42
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.42M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 59% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8843rd and 4940th ($464 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Oman, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6696th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Muscat

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Islamabad Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$10792

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465