Muscat vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$541
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$4432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.61M

The cost of living in Muscat is 55% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4892nd and 955th ($1090 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th in Oman and the United States, respectively. Check Oman vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 2404th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Phoenix

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Muscat Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$12281

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$967
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$780
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$585
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$1239
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$1844
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$1540
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$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

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$1979
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$2524
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$2342
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$2423
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$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
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$2281
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$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
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$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
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$2073
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$2056
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$2027
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$1957
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$2543
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$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
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$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
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$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
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$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724