Muscat vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Muscat	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2744	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$569	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1705	$2926
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	50
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	1.42M	1.02M

The cost of living in Muscat is 48% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4635th and 1355th ($1126 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Oman and Canada, respectively. Check Oman vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 3535th and 117th 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	$5.2	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.5	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$587	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1239	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.7	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.84	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8464	$21213

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Cities near Muscat

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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874