Muscat vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$532
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
81
😀 Quality of life
75
100
🏙️ Population
1.42M
449K

The cost of living in Muscat is 71% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5037th and 23rd ($1081 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Oman and Switzerland, respectively. Check Oman vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 1796th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$22875

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$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041