Kuala Lumpur vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$468
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
42
😀 Quality of life
84
74
🏙️ Population
9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 14% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5802nd and 4940th ($981 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Oman, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 520th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Muscat

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Kuala Lumpur Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790

Cities near Muscat

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