Muscat vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$569
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$1719
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
68
82
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.25M

The cost of living in Muscat is 30% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4635th and 3028th ($1126 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3535th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$5193

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Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541