Muscat vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$5778
🏠 One person rent
$532
$1504
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$2234
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$4329
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.6M

The cost of living in Muscat is 58% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5037th and 744th ($1081 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 660th in Oman and the United States, respectively. Check Oman vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 1796th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$15283

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$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886