Muscat vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$6762
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$904
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$4423
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
42
53
😀 Quality of life
73
88
🏙️ Population
1.42M
139K

The cost of living in Muscat is 63% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4774th and 119th ($1193 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Iceland, respectively. Check Oman vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 2223rd and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Reykjavik

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Muscat Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$13.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$30029

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$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
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3106
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2581
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2921
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2017
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2005
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1523
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1646
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1647
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1806
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1640
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1835
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1885
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1842
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2114
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1593
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1763
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1704
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1878
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1750
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1831
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1586
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1760
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2295
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1878
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1485
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1923
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$2021
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$3003
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2264
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1456
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2508
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2101
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1944
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2518
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2336