Muscat vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$1004
🏠 One person rent
$560
$108
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$158
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
42
38
😀 Quality of life
74
44
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.54M

The cost of living in Muscat is 193% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 4940th and 8996th ($1135 vs $388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 29th in Indonesia, while ranked 2105th and 7310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Palembang

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Muscat Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$1.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$64.5
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$60.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$114
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$2.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$1.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$2.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$7191

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$1080
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$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
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$1214
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$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$405
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$439
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$439
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$417
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$456
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$487
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$488
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$609
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$684
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$556
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$391
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$533
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$467
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3119
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$838
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$502
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$495
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$851
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$780
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$770
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$515
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$411
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$788
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$513
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$419
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$736
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$478
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$474
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$470
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$678
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$627