Muscat vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$541
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
45
😀 Quality of life
70
67
🏙️ Population
1.42M
418K

The cost of living in Muscat is 7% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5400th ($1090 vs $1015) 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 2404th and 3525th 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
$5.18
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$5391

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MuscatTirana

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027