Brisbane vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1786
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
42
😀 Quality of life
98
74
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.42M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 100% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1349th and 4940th ($2269 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Oman, respectively. Check Australia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3rd and 2105th 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
$15.5
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465