Muscat vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$551
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$3150
😷 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 4893rd and 1290th ($1110 vs $2236) 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 3189th and 167th 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
$5.16
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$20100

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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884