Medina vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$673
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
22
43
😀 Quality of life
70
75
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.42M

The cost of living in Medina is 9% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4743rd and 5037th ($1182 vs $1081) 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4114th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$11063

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
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$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453