Chennai vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$161
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
44
😀 Quality of life
68
68
🏙️ Population
10.3M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chennai is 61% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4635th ($434 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in India and Oman, respectively. Check India vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 3676th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$8464

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$337
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$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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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