Muscat vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2940
🏠 One person rent
$569
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$899
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$2098
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
97
😀 Quality of life
68
96
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.75M

The cost of living in Muscat is 0.9% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4635th and 4674th ($1126 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 3535th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Osaka

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Muscat Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$3.13
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$27.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$8601

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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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$972
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1105
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$995
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$997
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$988
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$995
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$978
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$982
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$945
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1075
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1002
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$997
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$957
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$990
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$956
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$996
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$933
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$984
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$957
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$968
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$996
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$933