Muscat vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$532
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
52
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
1.42M
791K

The cost of living in Muscat is 7% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5037th and 5515th ($1081 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 1796th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$14992

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001