Muscat vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$560
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$5229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
1.42M
8.8M

The cost of living in Muscat is 73% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4940th and 4th ($1135 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 2105th and 18th 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
$5.21
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$21999

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$1080
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$796
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$575
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$1214
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$1457
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188