Jakarta vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$375
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
44
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.42M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 32% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6641st and 4893rd ($757 vs $1110) 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 4600th and 3189th 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
$2.3
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$8649

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$577
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$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$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
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$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