Madrid vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$2617
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$560
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	98	42
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.42M

The cost of living in Madrid is 84% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1805th and 4940th ($2089 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Oman, respectively. Check Spain vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 190th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Muscat

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	Madrid	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$10792

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1080
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$796
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$575
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1214
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$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
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$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
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$465