Melbourne vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1786
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
42
😀 Quality of life
100
74
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.42M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 120% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 893rd and 4940th ($2496 vs $1135) 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 1.7 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 2105th 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
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$10792

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

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