Medan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$204
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
52
44
😀 Quality of life
43
68
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.42M

The cost of living in Medan is 53% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8536th and 4893rd ($519 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Oman, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6659th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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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