Kobe vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$489
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kobe is 4% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4822nd and 4635th ($1076 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 2nd in Japan and Oman, respectively. Check Japan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 14th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Muscat

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Kobe Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

Cities near Muscat

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