Chennai vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$159
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
44
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chennai is 61% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8907th and 4893rd ($433 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4094th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Muscat

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Chennai Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$8649

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$329
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$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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