Muscat vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$904
🏠 One person rent
$551
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
44
67
😀 Quality of life
68
31
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.1M

The cost of living in Muscat is 195% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4893rd and 9038th ($1110 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Oman and Pakistan, respectively. Check Oman vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 3189th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$1015

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$994
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$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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286