Muscat vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Muscat	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$1301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2496	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$532	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1722	$1505
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	1.42M	630K

The cost of living in Muscat is 17% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5037th and 4489th ($1081 vs $1301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 1.2 months in Palermo. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Palermo ranked 51st in Italy, while ranked 1796th and 1010th 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	$5.15	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.79	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$555	$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1015	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.7	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.39%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.08	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.46	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.41	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.44	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11063	$10700

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1078
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$792
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$573
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1228
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1449
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2521
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1419
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$624
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$568
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$557
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$808
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$534
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1849
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$530
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1770
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$761
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$529
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1201
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1237
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1230
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$430
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$817
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$553
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$908
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$530
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1008
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$873
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$503
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$477
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$930
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$453

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1046
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1141
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1085
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1161
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1298
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1271
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1176
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1232
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1666
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1579
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1697
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1951
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1739
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1770
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1577
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1200
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$487
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1689
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$607
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1518
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1605
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$529
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$577
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$375
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1217
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1191
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1291
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1319