Muscat vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$989
🏠 One person rent
$560
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
42
69
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.1M

The cost of living in Muscat is 165% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4940th and 8928th ($1135 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Oman and Pakistan, respectively. Check Oman vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 2105th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Rawalpindi

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Muscat Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$782

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Distance City Cost of living
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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265