Muscat vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$541
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$1425
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
1.42M
720K

The cost of living in Muscat is 16% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5814th ($1090 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 703rd 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 Okayama. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 2404th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$16248

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545