Kobe vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$453
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$1786
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
42
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kobe is 3% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5047th and 4940th ($1103 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 1st in Japan and Oman, respectively. Check Japan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 681st and 2105th 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
$6.87
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465