Muscat vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$569
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$2078
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
15
😀 Quality of life
68
49
🏙️ Population
1.42M
513K

The cost of living in Muscat is 13% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4635th and 5319th ($1126 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Oman and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Oman vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 2.1 months in Tabuk. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3535th and 6353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$7.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$749
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$3.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$4269

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$692
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$625
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1583
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$583
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$879
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$642
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$434
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$440
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$735
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$1703
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1678
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1523
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1671
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1687
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$802
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$737
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$1725
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$964
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$854
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1703
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$1948
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$981
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$657
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1011
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1499
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$679
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$1848
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$1701
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2068
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$1826
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$1752
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$366
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010