Muscat vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$991
🏠 One person rent
$569
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$180
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$286
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
38
😀 Quality of life
68
40
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.54M

The cost of living in Muscat is 146% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 4635th and 8738th ($1126 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 56th in Oman and Indonesia, respectively. Check Oman vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.6 months in Palembang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 3535th and 7235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$3.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$8156

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$1164
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$450
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$479
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$476
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$422
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$493
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$512
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$573
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$718
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$552
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$393
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$585
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3007
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$547
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$623
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$558
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$913
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$609
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$610
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$495
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$444
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$611
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$554
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$442
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$602
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$426
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$479
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$474
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$545
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$480