Adelaide vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$1705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.42M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 94% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1333rd and 4635th ($2180 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Australia and Oman, respectively. Check Australia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 75th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Muscat

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Adelaide Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

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Distance City Cost of living
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