Medan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$185
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
55
42
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.42M

The cost of living in Medan is 59% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8850th and 4940th ($461 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 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 6907th and 2105th 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
$1.73
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465