Mumbai vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$431
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
83
42
😀 Quality of life
67
74
🏙️ Population
15.4M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 35% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7076th and 4940th ($733 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in India and Oman, respectively. Check India vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Mumbai ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4887th and 2105th 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
$5.57
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.58
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6877
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.84
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.99
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.01
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.83
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.73
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.39
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$10792

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301

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