Muscat vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2496
$2451
🏠 One person rent
$532
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1722
$2213
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
59
😀 Quality of life
75
70
🏙️ Population
1.42M
504K

The cost of living in Muscat is 6% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 5037th and 5383rd ($1081 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Oman and South Korea, respectively. Check Oman vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 1796th and 3894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$555
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1488
$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.08
$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.61
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.46
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11063
$13593

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$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
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1076
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1062
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1038
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$929
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1039
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$949
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$975
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1084
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1108
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$1005
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$934
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$957
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1008
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$973
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$984
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$995
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1064
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$913
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$934
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1001
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1037
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$920
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1003
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$937
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$924
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$959
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$980
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$976
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$991
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1020
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$910
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$831
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$933
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1046
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1063
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1016