Muscat vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Muscat	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2744	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$569	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1705	$6298
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	68	96
🏙️ Population	1.42M	8.8M

The cost of living in Muscat is 72% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4635th and 6th ($1126 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Oman and the United States, respectively. Check Oman vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3535th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs New York City

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	Muscat	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.2	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.5	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$587	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1239	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.7	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.19	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.84	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8464	$17859

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028