Kobe vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$460
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$1772
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kobe is 2% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4793rd and 4892nd ($1107 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 1st in Japan and Oman, respectively. Check Japan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 674th and 2404th 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
$5.64
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$10296

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$1049
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$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
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$967
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$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
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$1239
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$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551