Muscat vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2549
🏠 One person rent
$560
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$947
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
19
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
1.42M
151K

The cost of living in Muscat is 6% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 4940th and 5191st ($1135 vs $1066) 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 0.9 months in Podgorica. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 2105th and 4840th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Podgorica

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Muscat Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$40.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$68.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$3015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$7.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$8022

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$990
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1206
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1150
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1288
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$839
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1119
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1193
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1022
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$940
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$851
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1256
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$571
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$769
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$819
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$694
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$692
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$956
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$723
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$735
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$794
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$680
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$924
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$948
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$893
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$593
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$857
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1430
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$905
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$721
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1571