Muscat vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$2233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2693
$4953
🏠 One person rent
$556
$1320
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$2039
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1754
$3108
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
50
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.02M

The cost of living in Muscat is 50% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4877th and 1296th ($1115 vs $2233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Oman and Canada, respectively. Check Oman vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 3144th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Ottawa

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Muscat Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.23
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$1276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$2161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$1724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1750
$5183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1275
$4776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.4
$95.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8613
$20126

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$999
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$686
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1047
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1609
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2082
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1769
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1499
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2313
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1803
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$642
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1628
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$530
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$828
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$523
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1799
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$560
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1726
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$516
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1219
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1266
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$804
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$550
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$871
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$543
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$991
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$784
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$876
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$539
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$540
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$929
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2342
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1679
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1997
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1999
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1829
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1917
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1796
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1835
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1901
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1809
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1789
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1922
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1741
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1902
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1797
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1811
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1915
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1971
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2003
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1774
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1886
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1680
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1848
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1858
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1917
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1949
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1820
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1895
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1945
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2059
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1824
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1850
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1736
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1919
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1888