Kathmandu vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$122
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1786
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
42
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
846K
1.42M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 64% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8958th and 4940th ($412 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Oman, respectively. Check Nepal vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6657th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Muscat

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Kathmandu Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$10792

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$284
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$395
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$281
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$295
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$315
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$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
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$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
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$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
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$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
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$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
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$465