Muscat vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$2483
🏠 One person rent
$532
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
18
😀 Quality of life
75
69
🏙️ Population
1.42M
151K

The cost of living in Muscat is 3% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 5037th and 5220th ($1081 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Oman and Montenegro, respectively. Check Oman vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.1 months in Podgorica. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 1796th and 4341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$8.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$2800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$9.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$7507

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$967
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1195
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1115
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1261
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$819
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1107
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1111
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1164
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1107
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1539
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1041
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$945
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$828
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1294
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$557
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$720
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$760
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$655
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$673
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$932
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$858
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$849
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$701
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$697
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$764
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$642
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$883
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$918
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$887
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$572
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$618
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$592
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1349
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$667
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$819
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1392
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$857
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$707
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1503