Los Angeles vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$2744
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$569
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$1098
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$1705
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	99	44
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.42M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 181% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 72nd and 4635th ($3165 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 2nd 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 34th and 3535th 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	$22.5	$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$10.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$8464

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1164
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$787
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$779
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1191
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1132
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$1841
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1612
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2229
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$672
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$573
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$544
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$822
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$604
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1872
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$798
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1810
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$457
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$890
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1285
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1375
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1327
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$417
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$844
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$546
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$606
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$959
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$604
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1005
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$868
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$606
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$621
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$910
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$646