Muscat vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2495
🏠 One person rent
$560
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$805
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$282
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
42
16
😀 Quality of life
74
57
🏙️ Population
1.42M
886K

The cost of living in Muscat is 6% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4940th and 5149th ($1135 vs $1074) 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 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2105th and 6188th 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
$5.21
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$8518

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$800
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$479
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1853
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$824
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$942
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$665
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$354
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$360
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$724
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$2002
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1946
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1700
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1936
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1962
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1062
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$895
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$2022
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$1010
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$776
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1993
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2483
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1013
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$776
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1122
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1761
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$546
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$2145
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$2066
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2346
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2172
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$2154
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$288
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403