Muscat vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Muscat	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2617	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$560	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$941	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	42	8
😀 Quality of life	74	56
🏙️ Population	1.42M	77.6K

The cost of living in Muscat is 7% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4940th and 5233rd ($1135 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Thailand, respectively. Check Oman vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 2105th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Phuket

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	Muscat	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.21	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1059	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.6	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.53	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.51	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10792	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981