Los Angeles vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3361
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7751
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$2151
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$3720
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$750
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$245
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4549
$1722
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
99
43
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
3.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 211% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 65th and 5037th ($3361 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in the United States and Oman, respectively. Check the United States vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 74th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.6
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.27
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$6.49
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2364
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1847
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4128
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3274
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7753
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6833
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.62
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.04
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.97
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.09
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.34
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.8
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1849
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453