Kathmandu vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$147
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
28
44
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
846K
1.42M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 60% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8885th and 4893rd ($443 vs $1110) 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 6524th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$8649

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$321
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$377
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$294
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$306
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$339
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$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
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$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
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$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
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$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