Mumbai vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$392
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$1727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
82
44
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
15.4M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 35% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6838th and 4893rd ($716 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in India and Oman, respectively. Check India vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Mumbai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4476th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Muscat

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Mumbai Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2724
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283

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