Muscat vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$551
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
1.42M
7.01M

The cost of living in Muscat is 30% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4893rd and 3292nd ($1110 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Oman vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3189th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489