Muscat vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Muscat	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1110	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2698	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1727	$1400
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	44	18
😀 Quality of life	68	61
🏙️ Population	1.42M	932K

The cost of living in Muscat is 35% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4893rd and 2853rd ($1110 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Oman and Spain, respectively. Check Oman vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 3189th and 5147th 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	$5.16	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.15	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1200	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.8	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1760	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1270	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.56	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8649	$6379

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$994
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$786
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$687
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1232
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1050
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2084
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1503
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$639
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$547
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$531
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$831
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$520
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1810
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$561
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1719
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$467
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$556
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1218
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1267
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1226
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$429
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$806
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$558
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$870
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$989
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$878
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$537
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$541
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$548

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252