Brisbane vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.42M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 109% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 930th and 4635th ($2356 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Oman, respectively. Check Australia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 18th and 3535th 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
$13.8
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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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