Medina vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$659
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
23
42
😀 Quality of life
69
73
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.42M

The cost of living in Medina is 2% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4843rd and 4774th ($1164 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4103rd and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Muscat

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Medina Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$10581

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$738
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$834
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$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454