Adelaide vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2767
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$1073
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$1725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.42M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 67% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1929th and 4311th ($1915 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Australia and Oman, respectively. Check Australia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 55th and 2285th 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
$14.7
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$572
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$1904
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$1159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$64.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$4.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$7465

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1260
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$799
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1096
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1129
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1343
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$1924
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$687
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$689
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$688
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$863
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$693
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1964
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$688
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1797
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$657
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$968
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$691
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1245
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1277
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1277
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$321
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$824
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$687
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$947
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$952
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$690
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$987
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$880
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$687
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$686
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$907
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$785