Medina vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$696
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
20
43
😀 Quality of life
66
70
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.42M

The cost of living in Medina is 12% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4439th and 4892nd ($1215 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 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 3899th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$10296

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$969
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$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
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$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
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$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551