Columbus vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1786
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
42
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
906K
1.42M

The cost of living in Columbus is 87% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1686th and 4940th ($2127 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 96th and 2105th 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
$18.3
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$10792

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465