Muscat vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Muscat	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2748	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1012	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1664	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	42	19
😀 Quality of life	73	68
🏙️ Population	1.42M	955K

The cost of living in Muscat is 31% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4774th and 3058th ($1193 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Oman and Spain, respectively. Check Oman vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 2223rd and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Tenerife

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	Muscat	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.24	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.4	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1094	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.6	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.37	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.28	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.4	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10581	$7249

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1082
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$797
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$530
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1173
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1455
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2356
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1543
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$559
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$526
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$514
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$717
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$521
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$2100
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$494
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$2015
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$700
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$497
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1062
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1340
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1218
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$421
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$816
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$525
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$505
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$965
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$485
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1059
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$778
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$471
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$457
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$917
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$454

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469