Muscat vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$569
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$1539
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
52
😀 Quality of life
68
68
🏙️ Population
1.42M
791K

The cost of living in Muscat is 7% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4635th and 4949th ($1126 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 172nd in Oman and Japan, respectively. Check Oman vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 3535th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$15169

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942