Muscat vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$598
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
59
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
1.42M
595K

The cost of living in Muscat is 5% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4774th and 4631st ($1193 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Oman and Latvia, respectively. Check Oman vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2223rd and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Riga

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Muscat Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$18197

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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391