Muscat vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$569
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$365
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
68
55
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.4M

The cost of living in Muscat is 42% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4635th and 6405th ($1126 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Oman and Mongolia, respectively. Check Oman vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3535th and 5931st 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
$5.2
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625