Muscat vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$569
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$418
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
45
😀 Quality of life
68
55
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.86M

The cost of living in Muscat is 43% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4635th and 6424th ($1126 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Oman and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Oman vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 3535th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$8199

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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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935