Jakarta vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$365
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$1705
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
44
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.42M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 36% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6708th and 4635th ($718 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Indonesia and Oman, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4403rd and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$8464

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$545
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$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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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