Muscat vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$551
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
1.42M
605K

The cost of living in Muscat is 5% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4893rd and 4672nd ($1110 vs $1169) 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 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3189th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$13962

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363