Islamabad vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$198
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
44
😀 Quality of life
49
68
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.42M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 60% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8895th and 4893rd ($439 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 Islamabad compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6293rd and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$8649

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$376
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$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548