Mecca vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$472
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
41
42
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
2.43M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mecca is 2% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5028th and 4940th ($1107 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 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 6123rd and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Muscat

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Mecca Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$10792

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$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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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