Muscat vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$569
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$3155
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
68
94
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.15M

The cost of living in Muscat is 50% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4635th and 1216th ($1126 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Oman and France, respectively. Check Oman vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 3535th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Paris

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Muscat Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$16502

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381