Kobe vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$481
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kobe is 0.8% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4855th and 4893rd ($1119 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 1st in Japan and Oman, respectively. Check Japan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 631st and 3189th 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
$6.03
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

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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