Muscat vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$551
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.25M

The cost of living in Muscat is 26% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4893rd and 3679th ($1110 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Oman and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Oman vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3189th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$5054

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Cities near Muscat

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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507