Moscow vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$542
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$1705
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.42M

The cost of living in Moscow is 9% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5167th and 4635th ($1021 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1608th and 3535th 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
$8.33
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646