Jakarta vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$343	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$1772
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	80	43
😀 Quality of life	65	70
🏙️ Population	10.6M	1.42M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 36% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6882nd and 4892nd ($701 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Oman, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4292nd and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Muscat

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	Jakarta	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$10296

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551