Muscat vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$7867
🏠 One person rent
$532
$2171
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$3805
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$759
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$6208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
75
96
🏙️ Population
1.42M
690K

The cost of living in Muscat is 68% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5037th and 73rd ($1081 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Oman and the United States, respectively. Check Oman vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 1796th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Washington

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Muscat Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$196
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$35
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$24065

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi Georgetown
$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi Alexandria
$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi Bethesda
$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi Silver Spring
$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2563
17 km or 11 mi Springfield
$2355
17 km or 11 mi Greenbelt
$2482
23 km or 14 mi Rockville
$2612
24 km or 15 mi Fairfax
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Bowie
$2495
27 km or 17 mi Laurel
$2338
28 km or 17 mi Reston
$2697
30 km or 19 mi Waldorf
$2509
31 km or 19 mi Gaithersburg
$2522
32 km or 20 mi Herndon
$2773
34 km or 21 mi Woodbridge
$2582
34 km or 21 mi Marumsco
$2506
36 km or 22 mi Centreville
$3275
37 km or 23 mi Germantown
$2601
38 km or 23 mi Columbia
$2788
41 km or 26 mi Manassas
$2693
42 km or 26 mi Ashburn
$2755
47 km or 29 mi Annapolis
$2940
49 km or 31 mi Catonsville
$2450
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2288
57 km or 35 mi Eldersburg
$2494
57 km or 35 mi Baltimore
$2323
61 km or 38 mi Owings Mills
$2581
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2339
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2347
83 km or 52 mi Charles Town
$1845
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$3069
92 km or 57 mi Bel Air South
$2824
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2699
102 km or 63 mi Hanover
$2255
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$2066
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2400
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$1935
122 km or 76 mi York
$1949