Bangkok vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$416	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$1772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	89	43
😀 Quality of life	74	70
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.42M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 14% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5822nd and 4892nd ($941 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Oman, respectively. Check Thailand vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1221st and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Muscat

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	Bangkok	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$10296

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551