Muscat vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$598
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
42
69
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.1M

The cost of living in Muscat is 167% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4774th and 8874th ($1193 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Oman and Pakistan, respectively. Check Oman vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 2223rd and 6631st 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
$5.24
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$806

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$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252