Muscat vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$2471
🏠 One person rent
$532
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
15
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
1.42M
886K

The cost of living in Muscat is 1% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5037th and 5095th ($1081 vs $1069) 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 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1796th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$8498

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Distance City Cost of living
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
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$782
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$517
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1734
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$798
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$940
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$645
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$346
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$354
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$718
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$1910
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1855
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1645
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1867
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1879
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1021
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$837
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$1951
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$987
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$769
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1957
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2447
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$695
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1072
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1850
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$548
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$1947
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2347
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2064
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$1998
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$276
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233