Moscow vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$864
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$1722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.42M

The cost of living in Moscow is 33% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4141st and 5037th ($1438 vs $1081) 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 0.6 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 2664th and 1796th 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
$12.3
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$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