Muscat vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Muscat	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2748	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1012	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1664	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	49
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	1.42M	1.02M

The cost of living in Muscat is 44% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4774th and 1688th ($1193 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Oman and Canada, respectively. Check Oman vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 2223rd and 141st 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	$5.24	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.4	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1094	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.6	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.37	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.28	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10581	$17263

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1082
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$797
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$530
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1173
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1455
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2356
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1543
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$559
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$526
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$514
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$717
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$521
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$2100
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$494
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$2015
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$700
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$497
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1062
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1340
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1218
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$421
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$816
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$525
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$505
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$965
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$485
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1059
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$778
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$471
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$457
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$917
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$454

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875