Muscat vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$598
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
48
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
1.42M
389K

The cost of living in Muscat is 6% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4774th and 4610th ($1193 vs $1264) 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 1.4 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 2223rd and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Tirana

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Muscat Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$7688

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030