Makassar vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$246
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
1.34M
1.42M

The cost of living in Makassar is 53% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8488th and 4893rd ($524 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Indonesia and Oman, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5769th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Muscat

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Makassar Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$8649

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$515
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$534
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$509
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$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$467
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$535
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$434
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$447
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$550
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$453
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$572

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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