Muscat vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$560
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
96
😀 Quality of life
74
64
🏙️ Population
1.42M
8.69M

The cost of living in Muscat is 77% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4940th and 7642nd ($1135 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2105th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Tehran

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Muscat Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488