Muscat vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$569
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$1443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
44
22
😀 Quality of life
68
48
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.99M

The cost of living in Muscat is 69% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 4635th and 7054th ($1126 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Oman and Turkey, respectively. Check Oman vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 2.2 months in Urfa. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 3535th and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$5442

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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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630