Chennai vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$142
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
79
42
😀 Quality of life
65
73
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chennai is 66% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8947th and 4774th ($409 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Oman, respectively. Check India vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5131st and 2223rd 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
$2.12
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$10581

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$306
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$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454