Muscat vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$541
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
70
60
🏙️ Population
1.42M
8.69M

The cost of living in Muscat is 38% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4892nd and 6486th ($1090 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Oman and Iran, respectively. Check Oman vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2404th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$1951

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$967
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$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
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$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510