Madrid vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$986
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$1705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
98
44
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
3.28M
1.42M

The cost of living in Madrid is 53% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2577th and 4635th ($1726 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Spain and Oman, respectively. Check Spain vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 121st and 3535th 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
$14.1
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646