Medina vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$391
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
20
44
😀 Quality of life
52
68
🏙️ Population
1.18M
1.42M

The cost of living in Medina is 21% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6017th and 4635th ($892 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Oman, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6150th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$8464

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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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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