Muscat vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1193
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2748
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$598
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1664
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
42
54
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
1.42M
791K

The cost of living in Muscat is 17% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4774th and 5436th ($1193 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Oman and Japan, respectively. Check Oman vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 2223rd and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Niigata

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Muscat Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.4
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1094
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.4
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10581
$17418

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44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009