Medina vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$353
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
20
44
😀 Quality of life
67
68
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.42M

The cost of living in Medina is 23% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6257th and 4893rd ($853 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3833rd and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$8649

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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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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