Muscat vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$551
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
68
97
🏙️ Population
1.42M
8.8M

The cost of living in Muscat is 73% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4893rd and 5th ($1110 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 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 3189th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$20585

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$1603
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$2084
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$1768
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$1503
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$2309
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$1802
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$639
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$728
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$1630
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$547
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$531
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$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
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$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

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$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
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$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
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$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
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$3108