Medan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$200
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
52
44
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.42M

The cost of living in Medan is 56% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8502nd and 4635th ($500 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd 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 Medan compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6617th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Muscat

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Medan Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

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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