Muscat vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$532
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
1.42M
8.69M

The cost of living in Muscat is 58% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5037th and 7204th ($1081 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1796th and 5113th 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
$5.15
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$2007

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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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488