Muscat vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$560
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
44
😀 Quality of life
74
62
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.4M

The cost of living in Muscat is 22% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4940th and 6169th ($1135 vs $927) 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 1.6 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 2105th and 5662nd 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
$5.21
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635