Melbourne vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
100
68
🏙️ Population
5.03M
1.42M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 116% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 923rd and 4893rd ($2397 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Oman, respectively. Check Australia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1st and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Muscat

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Melbourne Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Muscat

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