Kyoto vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$482
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 9% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4577th and 4893rd ($1210 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 Kyoto compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 108th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Muscat

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Kyoto Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

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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