Los Angeles vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	99	43
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.42M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 193% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 80th and 4892nd ($3196 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 58th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Muscat

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	Los Angeles	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$10296

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$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