Mumbai vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1886
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$401
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$1705
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
82
44
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
15.4M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 37% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4635th ($706 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in India and Oman, respectively. Check India vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mumbai compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Mumbai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4571st and 3535th 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
$4.62
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1624
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8282
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2517
$8464

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646