Davao vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Davao Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$274
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.9
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
60
68
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.42M

The cost of living in Davao is 46% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7532nd and 4635th ($614 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in the Philippines and Oman, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5395th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Davao Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.81
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2122
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.77
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.37
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.2
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8041
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Panabo
$542
45 km or 28 mi Digos
$514
48 km or 30 mi Tagum
$515
104 km or 65 mi Koronadal
$461
109 km or 68 mi Valencia
$535
111 km or 69 mi Polomolok
$387
116 km or 72 mi General Santos
$449
132 km or 82 mi Malaybalay
$545
150 km or 93 mi Cotabato
$399
177 km or 110 mi Marawi
$412
189 km or 118 mi Cagayan de Oro
$638
197 km or 123 mi Iligan
$499
210 km or 130 mi Butuan
$509
254 km or 158 mi Pagadian
$493
302 km or 188 mi Surigao
$568
315 km or 196 mi Siargao
$562
388 km or 241 mi Zamboanga
$440
403 km or 250 mi Lapu-Lapu
$651
404 km or 251 mi Talisay
$692
405 km or 252 mi Cebu
$735
407 km or 253 mi Mandaue
$799
427 km or 265 mi Toledo
$749
446 km or 277 mi Kabankalan
$603
452 km or 281 mi Ormoc
$538
469 km or 292 mi Tacloban
$697
491 km or 305 mi Bago
$587
496 km or 308 mi Bacolod
$612
500 km or 311 mi Cadiz
$608
525 km or 326 mi Iloilo
$531
567 km or 352 mi Calbayog
$447
592 km or 368 mi Roxas
$575
625 km or 389 mi Manado
$422
626 km or 389 mi Bitung
$431
679 km or 422 mi Boracay
$841
679 km or 422 mi Sorsogon
$445
705 km or 438 mi Legazpi
$436
726 km or 451 mi Ternate
$431
775 km or 482 mi Naga
$486
778 km or 484 mi Gorontalo
$429
810 km or 504 mi Puerto Princesa
$575

Cities near Muscat

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