Muscat vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$1013
🏠 One person rent
$532
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$161
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
38
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.54M

The cost of living in Muscat is 177% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 5037th and 8997th ($1081 vs $390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th in Oman and Indonesia, respectively. Check Oman vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Palembang ranked 25th in Indonesia, while ranked 1796th and 7095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$65.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$61.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
8.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$2.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$7422

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$1078
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$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
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$411
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$444
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$448
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$429
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$461
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$511
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$517
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$665
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$699
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$555
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$400
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$542
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3201
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$561
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$789
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$490
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$503
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$864
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$788
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$771
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$523
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$413
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$771
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$519
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$420
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$689
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$488
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$482
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$478
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$643
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$584