Himeji vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$560
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
60
44
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
528K
1.42M

The cost of living in Himeji is 9% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4567th and 4893rd ($1212 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in Japan and Oman, respectively. Check Japan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1864th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$8649

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$1103
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$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1138
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$1095
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1088
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1106
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1088
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1075
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1083
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1080
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1181
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$1025
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1172
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1119
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1072
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1074
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$1044
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1185
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$985
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1072
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1084
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1072
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1249
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$977
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1096
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1068
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1067
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1073
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1132
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1075
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1066
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1045

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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
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$1603
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$2084
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$1768
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$1503
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$2309
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$1802
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$639
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$728
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$1630
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$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
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$1226
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$429
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$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