Muscat vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1402
🏠 One person rent
$532
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
50
😀 Quality of life
75
64
🏙️ Population
1.42M
603K

The cost of living in Muscat is 87% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 5037th and 8012th ($1081 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Oman and Tunisia, respectively. Check Oman vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.7 months in Tunis. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 1796th and 5428th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$55.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
10.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$1068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$3493

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

Cities near Tunis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi Aryanah
$529
15 km or 9.6 mi La Marsa
$607
59 km or 37 mi Bizerte
$375
63 km or 39 mi Nabeul
$487
115 km or 71 mi Sousse
$552
124 km or 77 mi Kairouan
$433
207 km or 129 mi Souk Ahras
$403
215 km or 134 mi Annaba
$504
228 km or 142 mi Marsala
$1141
235 km or 146 mi Sfax
$480
242 km or 150 mi Tebessa
$502
247 km or 153 mi Trapani
$1046
282 km or 175 mi Quartu Sant'Elena
$1504
284 km or 177 mi Cagliari
$1586
292 km or 181 mi Skikda
$522
294 km or 182 mi Gafsa
$409
307 km or 191 mi Agrigento
$1085
317 km or 197 mi Palermo
$1301
322 km or 200 mi Constantine
$520
325 km or 202 mi Gabes
$398
363 km or 226 mi Gela
$1161
375 km or 233 mi Niscemi
$1234
386 km or 240 mi Batna
$424
390 km or 242 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
393 km or 244 mi Jijel
$450
394 km or 245 mi Mosta
$1579
394 km or 245 mi Naxxar
$1666
397 km or 247 mi Birkirkara
$1720
397 km or 247 mi San Gwann
$1697
398 km or 247 mi Nuoro
$1454
399 km or 248 mi Gzira
$1739
400 km or 248 mi Sliema
$1951
401 km or 249 mi Valletta
$1770
404 km or 251 mi Zabbar
$1577
405 km or 252 mi Ragusa
$1271
407 km or 253 mi Marsaskala
$1471
408 km or 253 mi El Eulma
$419
432 km or 268 mi Setif
$353
442 km or 275 mi Catania
$1298
448 km or 278 mi Alghero
$1358