Medina vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$663
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
23
42
😀 Quality of life
69
74
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.42M

The cost of living in Medina is 3% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4849th and 4940th ($1168 vs $1135) 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4347th and 2105th 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
$5.5
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$10792

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$1209
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378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
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$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465