Mecca vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$350
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
41
44
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mecca is 15% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6019th and 4893rd ($940 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Oman, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6051st and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548