Muscat vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$551
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
1.42M
418K

The cost of living in Muscat is 2% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4893rd and 5025th ($1110 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Albania, respectively. Check Oman vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 3189th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$5212

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050