Columbus vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
906K
1.42M

The cost of living in Columbus is 95% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4635th ($2202 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 2nd in the United States and Oman, respectively. Check the United States vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 202nd and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Muscat

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Columbus Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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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