Male vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$810
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
42
😀 Quality of life
64
73
🏙️ Population
133K
1.42M

The cost of living in Male is 11% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4490th and 4774th ($1321 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Oman, respectively. Check Maldives vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5278th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Muscat

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Male Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$10581

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$1387
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$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$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
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454