Melbourne vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$1664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
42
😀 Quality of life
100
73
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.42M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 113% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 829th and 4774th ($2543 vs $1193) 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 1.4 months in Muscat. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1st and 2223rd 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
$15.5
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454