Muscat vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$551
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
44
22
😀 Quality of life
68
46
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.99M

The cost of living in Muscat is 96% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 4893rd and 8124th ($1110 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Oman and Turkey, respectively. Check Oman vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 3189th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$1501

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705