Kathmandu vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$134
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
42
😀 Quality of life
47
73
🏙️ Population
846K
1.42M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 64% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8916th and 4774th ($424 vs $1193) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6934th and 2223rd 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
$1.97
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$10581

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$386
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$263
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
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$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
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$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
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$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
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$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
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$454