Himeji vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2608
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$373
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1900
$1722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
60
43
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
528K
1.42M

The cost of living in Himeji is 5% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5348th and 5037th ($1029 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 1st in Japan and Oman, respectively. Check Japan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 2106th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.52
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5625
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3176
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10839
$11063

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$972
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$989
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$977
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$998
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$990
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1030
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1035
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1019
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$987
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1000
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1037
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1020
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1152
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$980
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1157
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1106
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1017
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$975
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1158
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$945
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1030
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1033
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1005
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1219
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$931
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1056
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1043
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$995
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1055
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1097
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1031
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1050
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$964
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1068

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$1078
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$792
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$573
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$1228
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$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
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$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453