Muscat vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Muscat	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2748	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1012	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1664	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	73	96
🏙️ Population	1.42M	2.14M

The cost of living in Muscat is 53% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4774th and 791st ($1193 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Oman and Australia, respectively. Check Oman vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Muscat compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 2223rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Perth

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	Muscat	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.24	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.4	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1094	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1570	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.37	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.28	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.4	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10581	$17749

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1082
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$797
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$530
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1173
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1455
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2356
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1543
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$559
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$526
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$514
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$717
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$521
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$2100
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$494
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$2015
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$700
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$497
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1062
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1340
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1218
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$421
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$816
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$525
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$505
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$965
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$485
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1059
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$778
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$471
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$457
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$917
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$454

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913