Lisbon vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	93	43
😀 Quality of life	82	70
🏙️ Population	546K	1.42M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 57% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2671st and 4892nd ($1705 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Portugal and Oman, respectively. Check Portugal vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 475th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Muscat

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	Lisbon	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$10296

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551