Muscat vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Muscat	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1090	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2569	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$541	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1772	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	43	93
😀 Quality of life	70	98
🏙️ Population	1.42M	2.14M

The cost of living in Muscat is 47% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4892nd and 1654th ($1090 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Oman and Australia, respectively. Check Oman vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 2404th and 6th 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	$5.18	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.37	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.24	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10296	$11252

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645