Moscow vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$612
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1727
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
13M
1.42M

The cost of living in Moscow is 3% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5091st and 4893rd ($1075 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Oman, respectively. Check Russia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1280th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Muscat

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Moscow Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548