Muscat vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$569
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$545
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
44
7
😀 Quality of life
68
55
🏙️ Population
1.42M
77.6K

The cost of living in Muscat is 29% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4635th and 6130th ($1126 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Oman and Thailand, respectively. Check Oman vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Muscat compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3535th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$13219

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$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
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743