Muscat vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$541
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$170
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
43
68
😀 Quality of life
70
46
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.1M

The cost of living in Muscat is 172% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4892nd and 8953rd ($1090 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 2404th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$1075

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$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$442
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$382
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$354
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$366
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$273
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$364
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$346
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$458
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$281
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$287
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$389
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$321
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$306
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$411
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$303
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$300
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$441
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$392
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$389
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$369
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$272