Muscat vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$799
🏠 One person rent
$569
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$138
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
44
67
😀 Quality of life
68
35
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.1M

The cost of living in Muscat is 241% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4635th and 9155th ($1126 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Oman and Pakistan, respectively. Check Oman vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 3535th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$1496

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$1164
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$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282