Muscat vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$532
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$2219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
91
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.75M

The cost of living in Muscat is 46% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5037th and 1942nd ($1081 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Oman and Italy, respectively. Check Oman vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1796th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Rome

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Muscat Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$10916

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323