Columbus vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
906K
1.42M

The cost of living in Columbus is 103% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1248th and 4893rd ($2252 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 242nd and 3189th 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
$19.9
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$8649

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$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