Muscat vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Muscat	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2617	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$560	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$941	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	94
😀 Quality of life	74	96
🏙️ Population	1.42M	2.14M

The cost of living in Muscat is 54% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4940th and 978th ($1135 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Perth. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 2105th and 10th 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	$5.21	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1059	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.6	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.53	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.51	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10792	$15409

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1080
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$796
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$575
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1214
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894