Muscat vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1110
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2698
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$551
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$185
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1727
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
38
😀 Quality of life
68
34
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.54M

The cost of living in Muscat is 164% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 4893rd and 8933rd ($1110 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th 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 0.7 months in Palembang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 3189th and 7557th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1760
$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1270
$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8649
$8525

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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
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$1603
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$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
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$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$441
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$499
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$485
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$438
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$530
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$522
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$524
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$605
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$577
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$757
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$541
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$419
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$604
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$553
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3168
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$596
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$709
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$530
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$590
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$950
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$750
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$745
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$551
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$458
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$752
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$585
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$459
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$699
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$517
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$512
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$506
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$508
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$630
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$571