Chennai vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$159
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
43
😀 Quality of life
65
75
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chennai is 60% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8898th and 5037th ($437 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Oman, respectively. Check India vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5272nd and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$11063

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$327
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$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453