Brisbane vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
97
68
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.42M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 124% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 781st and 4893rd ($2491 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Oman, respectively. Check Australia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 15th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Muscat

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Brisbane Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$8649

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BrisbaneMuscat

Cost of living

$356

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$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