Muscat vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$598
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
44
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.4M

The cost of living in Muscat is 28% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4774th and 6046th ($1193 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Mongolia, respectively. Check Oman vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2223rd and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Ulaanbaatar

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Muscat Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
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
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672