Muscat vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$598
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$691
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$1734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
42
16
😀 Quality of life
73
57
🏙️ Population
1.42M
886K

The cost of living in Muscat is 15% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4774th and 5290th ($1193 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Oman and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Oman vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2223rd and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Tabuk

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Muscat Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$8604

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

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Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$818
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$429
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$2054
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$856
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$919
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$686
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$334
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$338
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$742
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$2014
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1933
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1810
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$2038
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$2060
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1149
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$977
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$2145
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$1077
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$753
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$2133
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2663
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1032
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$862
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1205
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1845
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$538
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$2305
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$2201
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2465
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2354
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$2336
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$288
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587