Muscat vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1730
🏠 One person rent
$532
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
42
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.08M

The cost of living in Muscat is 48% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5037th and 6947th ($1081 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Oman and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Oman vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 1796th and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$5235

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$486
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$575
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$685
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$522
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$529
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$530
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$520
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$786
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$506
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$495
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$618
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$681
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$510
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$675
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$909
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$548
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$446
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$763
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$468
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$802
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$813
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$563
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$754
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$480
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$762
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$445
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$743
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$962
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$501
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$745
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$787
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$613
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$884
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$525