Muscat vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Muscat	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1090	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2569	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$541	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1772	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	70	75
🏙️ Population	1.42M	630K

The cost of living in Muscat is 4% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4892nd and 4672nd ($1090 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Oman and Italy, respectively. Check Oman vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 2404th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Palermo

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	Muscat	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.37	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.24	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10296	$9746

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159