Islamabad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$169
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$1705
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
44
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.42M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 65% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8988th and 4635th ($389 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6200th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$8464

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$331
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$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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