Muscat vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$551
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$1634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
52
😀 Quality of life
68
67
🏙️ Population
1.42M
791K

The cost of living in Muscat is 0.3% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4893rd and 4902nd ($1110 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th in Oman and Japan, respectively. Check Oman vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 3189th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$15392

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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$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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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046